Hanna: the night before Hanna was born I stayed up really late watching Back to the Future with our friends John and Tater. I was overdue by 4 days and I thought there was no way I was having her anytime soon so I stayed up late. I was going in the next day to schedule my induction. We went to bed and about 2 hours later I woke up soaked. My water had broke. Of course Jon and I both freaked out a little and we headed to the hospital. Once I was admitted I started feeling contractions. My plan was to dialate to at least a 5 before I got pain meds. Looking back now is laugh at that. I was not at all prepared for that. I got the meds after being there for like an hour. The rest was a waiting game. Finally after about 16 hours of labor it was time to push. All I remember is that a girl who lived in our ward was down the hall in labor and my mother in law kept coming in telling me not to let her have the baby first. :) I pushed for about 2 hours and that's when the dr said he needed to use the forceps. Again looking back now I laugh. I would have laughed in my drs face if they said they wanted to use the forceps with Molly. But finally out came the most amazing beautiful thing I had ever seen. Jon and I were both crying. I had never been so happy in all of my life.
Gibson: Gibsons birth story is the most boring and the most embarrassing. I try not to say I regret things but this is one thing I would love to do over. I was so naive. I was induced a week early, only because I wanted to be. I remember the dr telling me there might not be room for me at the hospital and to call the morning of the induction. I was up bright and early and called. They were able to fit me in. We got there really early. I got to my room and they started me one pitocin. The nurse came in and said I could get my epidural whenever. I got it about 10 min later. I never felt a single contraction. About 2 hours later the dr came in and broke my water. I remember thinking it sounded like a river rushing. Then we waited, and waited. About 5 hours later my handsome healthy baby boy was born. Again I cried.
Sofia: December 8th is Jon's birthday. The year Sofia was born we were having a small party for him. I remember feeling contractions on and off that day but nothing bad. I was able to color my sister in laws hair and make brownies for Jon. That night while we had everyone over the contractions were getting stronger. My brother in law Josh had a contraction timer on his phone so we started tracking them. They were closer and harder so I called my midwife. She said to go to the hospital to get checked. I was only at a two. They had me stay for an hour and they kept checking me. I didn't dialate any more so they said I had to go home. They have me a shot of morphine and sent me home. I remember getting home and talking to my mother and sister in law and I remember being pretty out of it. We went to bed thinking oh well no baby today. Well at about 4am I woke up soaking wet. My water had broke! I had been contracting all night but had no clue because I had that morphine. They had told me that the morphine would stop false labor or increase real labor. So there ya go. I walked in and the nurses at the desk looked at me and said "oh your back" the contractions were so strong while we were driving to the hopital I was worried we weren't going to make it. I got there and was at a 5. They gave me a small dose of epidural. It wore off so fast I think I was pain free for like 20 min. Which was good because it was time to push just when it had worn off. Pushing without an epidural was so much easier and quicker than with one. I feel like Sofia was out in two pushes. They handed me my tiny little Sofia and I thought "holy cow she is tiny!" She was tiny and healthy. Oh and of course I cried.
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