So, most of you probably already know, but here are the details. Brandon Christopher was born Friday, June 26, 2009 at 1:47am. He weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces and he was 20 inches long. Labor was very fast and very different from Sierra's. My mom came up on Thursday, when I was told not to go back to work anymore because my blood pressure was too high. The quick story; around 7pm on Thursday I started having regular contractions, about 10 minutes apart. That lasted for 3 hours, then all of a sudden they stopped, for about half an hour. Then they came back, still about 10 minutes apart. We decided to go to sleep, well at least Sean and my mom got to go to sleep. My contractions continued, after about half an hour or so, they got closer together and a bit stronger. Once they were about 7 minutes apart for almost an hour, I called the hospital. The nurse asked if I thought I was in labor. Funny question, why else would I be calling? Anyway, we left for the hospital, contractions still about 7 minutes apart. On the car ride there I said I hoped to get to the hospital to get my epidural and maybe get a little bit of sleep. But Brandon had other thoughts. We got to the hospital right around 1am; contractions ions jumped to about 2 minutes apart. Before I could even get the gown on and get in bed I felt the urge to push. The nurse checked me and she said it was time. So much for the epidural. I really wanted to try it this time. Oh well. Things got a little scary when Brandon's heart rate started to decelerate. They called in a doctor (the midwife was doing everything at that point) with the vacuum. One push with the vacuum and out he came. And he was just fine!!! Oh what an experience. Luckily my mom had come up on Thursday morning so she got to be there. I really wanted her there. My friend Krista met us at the hospital and took Sierra for us. With just a few minutes to spare, our friend Amanda made it. We really didn't think she would make it. It was an amazing experience but I am so glad it is over! Now we have our beautiful baby boy to enjoy!! Sierra just loves him! It is the neatest thing to see.
