Elizabeth's birth story, part 2

After being admitted it was just a few minutes before I was being wheeled through the triage area to head to the delivery room.

The room was small and had a small window looking out at the park while a little chair off in the corner for Dan. Being at the tail end of active labor, I was pretty much in my own world and didn't really care about the room or bother to think about taking photos. 

I decided to get an epidural and the anethesiologist said they would be back soon, they were apparently running at full capacity and I remember hearing over his little speaker thing something about an emergency. Quite a while later my doctor came in to check on me, when she found out I was going to do the epidural she said "then they need to get in here now or it will be too late!"

The epidural was pretty strong (or maybe it is was just the lack of pitocin this time!) and I was able to relax enough to lightly nap. I was so tired after not sleeping all night that it was needed.

Before I knew it, it was time to have this baby. It was just the doctor, nurse, baby nurse and Dan.

45 minutes later a wiggly, squishy itty bitty baby was laying on my chest. She calmed right down, resting on me, I could feel her deep breaths and we were both like "oh I know you."

I could hardly believe how tiny she was at just barely over 7 lbs. After she was weighed and all that good stuff, we spend the rest of the time snuggling. This little girl could snuggle from day one.

It is a completely unique and amazing experience to give birth to your baby. All the emotions, all the thoughts. No other moment is quite like this. I feel so fortunate to have my second sweet little baby arrive safely and healthy.