I woke up at 4 in the morning and noticed some contractions but didn't think much about it because they weren't painful. I started timing them and they were only a few minutes apart but went back to bed anyway. At around 7 when Luke woke up for work, I told him he should probably wait and take me to the doctor and see if I was in labor because I still wasn't sure. The contractions were still coming but still weren't painful. The doctor told me to go ahead and go to the hospital and she would check me there.
So we got to the hospital around 9am and sure enough I was in active labor! Around 10 the doctor came and broke my water.....and then the true back labor started. Made it til about 11:30 and I was dilated to a 5 so I went ahead and got an epidural.......what bliss! No more pain after that! Found out I was complete around 3pm and pushed her out at 4:02pm.
So here are the stats and some of Riley's first pictures...
Born October 13, 2011 at 4:02pm
8 lbs even and 21.5 inches long
