Happy Birthday Lily!

Well it was the day that we all have been waiting for and now she is finally here! Lily was born Thursday Feb. 18, 2010 at 9:03pm after over 15 hours of labor. Lily weighed in at 6lbs 11oz and 19 inches long. Here is how the story goes: Ford and I went in for our amnioscentisis at 9:00am on Wednesday morning and heard at noon that her lungs were mature and that she would be healthy if she came early. My OBGYN wanted me in his office at 2:00 to discuss what we were going to do and we discussed putting me in that night to start inducing my labor. So at 5:00pm Ford and I got to the hospital so they could start the process of inducing my labor. Wednesday night they started antibiotics because I tested positive for strep B and started the induction process with a cervidal. When I got to the hospital I was already 2cm dialated and 50% effaced so no matter what this little one was going to be early! Bright and early Thursday morning they started the pitocin to increase my contractions that I had been having throughout the night. My goal was to make it to 5cm before getting an epideral and I made it to 5cm and told Ford our code word "Mayday" and they gave the epideral. Lily is headstrong like her mama and was not wanting to move down and they said that if she didn't make progress they were going to do a C-section. Praise the Lord Lily moved down a little the next time they checked me and said that they would let me go vaginally but that I would probably be pushing for three hours. When they said that I had a little conversation with Lily and we decided we were going to get her out quicker that three hours! After an hour of pushing Lily made her apperance and was actually delivered by the nurse and didn't wait on the doctor. Like the whole pregnancy the delivery had it scarey moments when Lily came out not breathing because the cord had wrapped around her neck twice and they had to resucitate her with the bag. It was so scary and all we could do was pray and after a few minutes (it seemed like an hour) we heard her sweet little cry. The Lord saved my little girl and has just protected her throughout the whole pregnancy and in her delivery! She is such a sweet miracle and Ford and I are so blessed to be her parents.