Amy

After 33 hours of labor baby Amy is finally here! I started having contractions around 9:30 pm on the 24th of February. Kurt drove me to the hospital a little after 3 in the morning and I was so afraid that they would send me home. My contractions were pretty strong and close together and I was 3cm when they checked me so they let me stay!! I was able to get an epidural within the hour and felt so much better after that. My doctor came in around 10:00 am on the 25th and I was 5cm so she decided to break my water. After that things went really slow. My contractions slowed down and I wasn't progressing much at all. To make things even better, Amy was face up (the wrong way) and I had to lay on my side until it was time for me to start pushing (around 2:00 am on the 26th). The doctor was able to turn Amy once I started to push and I was so relieved that she was able to. I pushed for about 4 hours and just couldn't do any more. The doctor had to use forceps to get Amy out and everything happened so fast after that. Amy had pooped while she was still inside so once she was out they rushed her to another room to make sure her lungs and everything else was clear. Kurt didn't even get to cut the cord and I only got a small peek of Amy before they took her. Amy was born at 6:04 am on Tuesday the 26th and weighed 8 lbs 02 oz and was 21.5 inches long. Everything was fine with Amy and it was so special to hold her for the first time. I have been trying to catch up on sleep ever since. I was lucky enough to have my mom here when Amy was born and my dad and sister came the day we came home from the hospital. Kurt's family is here and they have also been a big help. Despite the lack of sleep everything is going great.