I'd been having contractions on and off all morning, so after my 39 week OB appt that day at 9:00, Dr. Ratcliff sent me on the hospital to see if we could get things going. I arrived at the hospital around 11:00, and we spent the next hour or so getting the IV in, getting hooked up to monitors, doing bloodwork, etc. I was still having contractions, but nothing regular. We decided not to do pitocin, but rather to just have the dr break my water to see if that would get things going. Around 1:30 we were still waiting for the dr, but we noticed my contractions were suddenly getting A LOT closer together. Dr. R got there about 1:45, checked me (I was a 5-6), and broke my water at 1:49 (you'll see soon why these times are important). I immediately started having one contraction on top of another. As soon as the dr left, anesthesia was there to give me my epidural, but just as he was putting it in, Levi decided he wasn't waiting any longer. The nurse started yelling at the poor guy to get the needle and catheter out of my back. He took everything back out as quickly as he could, and our sweet boy was born just minutes later, at 2:10 pm. Just 21 minutes after the dr checked me and told me I was a 5! We are so thankful that we had an amazing nurse who was fabulous throughout the whole process. When we realized the dr wasn't going to make it back, she was very reassuring, and she delivered him without a hitch! Thank you, Lisa!!
Levi was 7lb 13oz and 20.5 inches long. He has the perfect amount of dark hair and is a precious mixture of his big brothers. :)
Recovery was a cinch this time, mainly because I didn't get the epidural. I was able to get up and walk around immediately. It really was so much better!
We all love our new little man so much, and can't imagine life without him!
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