Finally a mommy! :)

Well, the day has finally arrived! Brody made his entrance into the world on September 23rd at 2:25pm. We went in to the hospital the night before at 8pm to get induced. When we arrived at the hospital to check-in, they told us we weren't scheduled for the induction until the next night. Talk about one upset, 9-month pregnant me! I couldn't believe what I had just heard. Zach and I had all of our bags packed for the stay; we were so excited that things were finally getting close...and then they tell us that it wasn't going to happen until the next night. One of the nurses tells us to sit in the waiting room for a while so they can see if there is enough staff on duty to go ahead and admit us. Meanwhile, the nurses are trying to get a hold of my doctor to make sure she is in town and is okay with us being admitted that night. Long story short - the hospital messed up with the dates. Our doctor expected for us to be admitted that night. After about an hour they went ahead and told us we could stay! Phew! Talk about messing with your emotions. Zach and I had spent all day mentally preparing for what was about to happen, so glad that it didn't fall through and we would have to wait an extra night.

I was induced with Cervedil that night. At 7am the next morning I was put on Pitocin to start the contractions. Wow! The contractions were much more intense than I had ever imagined. Things picked up really quickly after the Pitocin kicked in. By 12 noon I had fully dilated to a 10 but couldn't push quite yet. Brody was face up so the doctor wanted me to "labor down" which meant I had to wait some time before I started pushing to see if he would flip. Sure enough, Brody turned and I was able to start pushing at 1:45.

Brody was born at 2:25pm weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and was 21 inches long. Zach and I imagined our child would be born with hair on his head...and were we right! Brody has a full, thick head of long black hair. He is a spitting image of his dad when he was a newborn.

Motherhood is amazing. I have loved every moment of being home with him. He is such a happy and content baby. He eats, sleeps, and when he is awake he just looks around and is very rarely fussy. It is hard to believe that he is already three weeks old. He is starting to hold his head up and turn his head. The time truly is flying by. I hate to see him getting bigger and growing - yet I am excited to get to know what type of person he is going to be. He is a blessing to us and we will cherish every moment!