New Arrival!

Well, she's finally here! Caroline Mae was born on Friday, April 6 at 2:45 pm weighing 7 lbs 2 ozs and 18 3/4 ins long. I didn't get any sleep last night but we're excited to share our news. Thursday night at midnight I started having contractions about 3-5 minutes apart for over an hour. The doctor told us to head for the hospital. Once we were at the hospital however, my contractions slowed way down. The nurse told us we could go home or wait for the doctor to arrive later to be induced. Well we figured since we were already there, I might as well get induced. They started the pitocin at 11. The dr broke my water at 12, after which David and my dr watched the news conference on tv announcing the new UK basketball coach. (I knew UK basketball would somehow be involved with my child's birth.) A little after 2 I told David to get the nurse so I could get an epidural. The contractions were getting extremely painful. The nurse told me I was only 3-4 cms dilated but that she would order the epidural. The contractions kept getting worse and soon I felt the urge to push. David frantically called the nurse who frantically got the dr. Next thing we know, Caroline was born. It all happened in a matter of minutes. The nurses and dr were all very surprised. I'm still waiting for the epidural.

Here's a few photos we have so far...