You have arrived

It all began on September 2nd when your daddy and I went to grandma Heidi's house. I was so uncomfortable the night before that we ended up going to the hospital, and the only thing they saw was that I was not contracting, so of course they sent me home, and told me to call the doctors office. The next morning I called the nurse and she told me to just take it easy, but I was so uncomfortable that when we went to grandma Heidi's house I sat in the Jetted tub to help me relax, and it helped a little bit, and after she saw that I was still uncomfortable so she told your daddy and I to go for a walk. We walked to Arby's which is about 1 mile from the house. I was able to walk there, but could barely walk back, so uncle Nathan had to pick us up and take us back to the house. Your daddy and I had an idea of just going to hospital and walking the hallways to see if we can get things moving faster. Hey we figured everything was there. Good food, Labor and Delivery, and couches to sit on. We were walking the hallways, and I could barely walk one hallway before sitting down. Your daddy asked me if I wanted to go to Labor and Delivery to see if anything was happening, and so I said yes. It was Labor Day weekend so they were really busy, but they put in an actual room. The nurse came in and put me on monitors, and while she was there she could only see that maybe my uterus was irritated, but then I told her that I was having high blood pressure, so she put me on the cuff that went off every 10-15 minutes, and as she was looking  it was really high, so before she left she filled out the board as if we were staying. Well the next nurse that came in put on my wrist band, and had my blood drawn, so I knew something was going on. She then came in with daddy's wrist band, so I knew it was happening. She brought in 2 bags. 1. was potocin, and the other just fluid for dehydration. She pumped the potocin like 2 times, and by the 3rd time I need the epideral. Once I got the epideral it felt better, and that was about 10pm or 11. I was hoping to sleep but could not, so I just watched the monitor. Your daddy was sleeping on the couch.At one point the nurse came in and had me put on oxygen, because your heart rate was going down, and during that time I was a little concerned, so I started singing hymns to you, and once I stared I relaxed, and fell asleep for awhile, and before I knew the nurse came in and asked if I was ready to push, so I started to push at 4:30am on the 3rd, and by 5:32am you were in my arms, and how wonderful it was to finally hold you in my arms. Your grandma Heidi was there as support, and it was good to have her.

We love you Alvin, and glad you are here, and apart of our family
Love, Mommy and Daddy