I woke up around 3ish (AM) and was a little concerned when I realized my water had broke. I woke up Ted and let him know and he, in his very groggy state, didn't quite understand. After a few minutes, it kicked in and Ted was up out of bed pacing.....and trying to wipe the sleep out of his eyes. :)
Informing Bart and Jan (remember we were there for another 3 weeks or so as our due date and house completion date were the same) that the "waters had broken!" we were all wide awake when Bart yells out, "WHERE???"
Waiting on the side of the bed for a few minutes in disbelief, Ted asked me what I was doing. I was attempting to gather my thoughts as I was so surprised. I had been chanting to myself multiple times a day that this baby would not come early....by all means, we still had 3 more weeks until our house would even be done. Well he was indeed on his way.
We called my parents that morning informing them that we would be going into the hospital and in my mom's daze she asked,"are you having contractors?" I guess the fact that our house was still being remodeld was weighing heavily on her mind as well. :)
We arrived at the hospital close to 4am and were admitted. Ted had to be sure he had his good luck shirt on:
Soon after being admitted, I was started on Pitocin and comfortable for awhile so we just waited but then the need for some pain meds arrived. My goal was to see how long I could go without needing the "good drugs," but by 11am I requested the epidural. Yet the pain did not subside and the need for more drugs quickly approached. Yet the pain NEVER subsided and so after 45minutes of pushing I was very relieved when I heard the cries of Faris Lokomaika'i Ke'akua Naiuli Douglass entering the world at 1:40 pm - 7 pounds 3 ounces and 20 inches long.
Our first family photo:
Here are a few other pictures of our first day:
Here are a few other pictures of our first day:
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