The night before I was induced Luis and I couldn't sleep. We were very nervous and excited. That morning Luis got up at 4am since he couldn't sleep anymore, I got up an hr later and we got ready and headed to the hospital. We laughed, cried and were serious. Once we got there we got all settled in our room. The nurse checked me to see if I was dilated and it was at 3 cm. Then, they started pitocin and a bag of fluid at 7am. Around 10 am they checked me again and I was 4cm and dr. Wabha broke my water. That was very gross but interesting. Within 10 minutes I started feeling contractions.Each contraction got a lot stronger. They became about 2 minutes apart and around noon I asked for the epidural. When the anesthesiologist came in he was a Gator dad, so Luis chatted it up with him. While the anesthesiologist was putting the epidural in Luis was right there holding my hands. He did such an awesome job supporting me. While in Labor my mom, Crissi and Stephanie were all there to keep me entertain. Within 15 mins of getting the epidural I couldn't feel the contractions and I was nice and comfortable.
Around 3pm I started to feel some pressure and asked the nurse to check me. Sure enough I was 10 cm and at +station 2. We waited for the doctor to come and let Ava drop some more. At 3:50pm I took 2 pratice pushes with the nurse and we were ready to start pushing for real. After 4 good pushes Luis caught Ava. Luis was beside himself. He couldn't believe it. He said, " it was the best thing in life he had ever experienced." Ava never left my chest after that. She was weighed 8 lbs and was 21 inches long. Ava has a set of lungs on her because she cried so loud once she came into the world. It was such an amazing experience. I will never forget it.
But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exhalted. Matthew 23:12
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