Lillian Elizabeth was born April 7, 2009 at 623pm. She was 8.5 and 19 inches. She is our first and maybe only child. Lilly is an amazing baby and I love her so much. I was induced a week early due to swelling. I was induced at midnight and had two doses of p-gel. At 8am my dr came in and checked me, I was 3cm and 50% effaced. He broke my water and wanted me started on pitocen at 10am. I got started on the pitocen and nothing much happened. Every half hour to hour they turned up the pitocen. At around 230pm I was maxed out on pitocen and still not in any pain. I was having contractions every 2-4 min but they were only like period cramps to me. At around 330pm the pain was pretty bad after being maxed out for an hour on the pitocen. I asked for an epi at about 4pm. My dr came in at 430 and checked me, I was still 3cm and 50% effaced! No progress in almost 15 hours of labor. He suggested a c-section but said he would let me labor until midnight but didn't think anything would happen. I said lets go for the c-section and get this done. At 515pm I was taken to the surgery room and my spinal was started. That was really uncomfortable getting done. I had to have it done twice because the first person who tried was training (which they didn't tell me about!). From there everything went well and I was in recovery at 645pm and feeding my baby a little after 7pm. The dr told me that a natural labor would have NEVEr happened for me. She was face up and oblique. I guess with every contraction I was having she would move down a bit and then go back up. I really didn't mind it and wasn't in much pain after either.

i cannot believe just a year ago we were all sitting here playing with our bellies and watching them kick.. it is AMAZING to me!! Lilly is absolutely ADORABLE!! soo gorgeous!!! Peyton at almost 6 months in ONE day perfected crawling, sitting herself up, and pulling herself up to stand... she is insane!! and now im chasing her everywhere!!! lol!! growing up sooo fast... how has school been going? how is lilly? what new crazy fun things is she doing?! did she get a tooth yet?! peyton has been teething for like 3 months and not one! lol