The newest member of our family

I woke up to Scott’s alarm at 6am, and was feeling generally uncomfortable, but not having noticeable contractions. Got up to the bathroom and went back to bed. By 6:15 I was having contractions every 1-2 minutes, so I made Scott get out of bed. We showered and headed to the hospital. We got to the hospital around 7:30. When they checked me I was dilated to almost 6cm (yay!) They attempted an IV, and after 3 pokes, called the anesthesiologist to come do it. It took him 2 tries. Finally, I could get my epidural. It was perfect. I could still feel the pressure of the contractions, but the intense pain was gone. By the time the epidural was in, I was dilated to 8cm. The doctor came in and checked on me, and before long it was time to push. Scott was able to gown up and he was actually the one to catch the baby. That was really cool. I wish I had pictures of it, but alas, I was a bit too busy to take them. Everything was good. I didn’t even tear or anything, so recovery has been great! It took us several hours to finally settle on the name, but we did it! So, without further ado, I introduce to you: Tyson Scott O’Connor who joined this world on May 14 at 11:01 am weighing in at 9 lbs 5 oz, and 19 ½ inches long.