Baby Time!!!

The last week of my pregnancy was entirely focused on trying to figure out whether I was having contractions or not. I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to tell, and often tried to convince myself that Braxton Hicks were real contractions. Well, when the contractions came, 4 days after my due date, I knew, just like everyone said I would.So we headed to the hospital at 5:30 Wednesday morning, June 16th. Unfortunately, my contractions weren't strong enough. I didn't think they could get any stronger, but after monitoring me for an hour, the gave me a shot of morphine and sent me home. Thanks to the morphine, I was able to relax and go to sleep. A few hours later, I realized they could get worse. After holding off as long as I could, we headed back to the hospital around 4:00 that afternoon. Luckily, this time they admitted me! I got an epidural as quickly as possible, and the rest of the evening was a breeze. The doctor finally broke my water at 7:30 and things went quickly from there. I started pushing at 8:00, but then they told me to stop because I was going to quickly and the doctor was also delivering two other babies at the same time and my room happened to be further down the hall. Once the doctor finally arrived, I had a baby within minutes. It was amazing!

Welcome to the World Aliyah Michelle Brown!!!
Born June 16th, 2010 at 8:52 pm, 7 lbs 10oz, 19 inches long!