Sam's Grand Entrance and if its not one thing its another

Samantha finally made her grand entrance in style. I started feeling pains at 8:30 Sunday night and assumed they were Braxton Hicks since they were about 2 minutes apart and I was like who starts labor at 2 minutes apart. So I tried everything to make them less painful, but to no avail. They started radiating to my back and getting more intense, even though they were not totally regular we decided to call in and were told that I was in early labor and to hang out at home until the pain got too intense. I went for a long walk and felt a little better so I tried to lie down to at least rest, as it was now about 1:30. I told Nick evidently lying down was not the answer as they got more intense and then my water broke, which meant we needed to head in. We got there at about 2:30 am and I was almost 5 cm. I got the IV and epidural (praise to the person who invented that) and then was fully dialated at 6:30, but we waited an hour because her head was not all the way down. I started pushing at 7:30 and she finally arrived at 9:31. Turns out she thought you should enter the world head and arm first. Plus she was pretty big, 8 pounds 4.3 ounces, 21" long, and her head was 14.5 inches. I am pretty proud I even got her out.

She is pretty healthy other than jaundice, which required a night in the nursery, which was really difficult on me. So we did not get home until wednesday, and since her levels went up a little more, she is now on home light therapy. But everything should be resolved by tomorrow.

The other interesting one is that Wednesday night after a few hours home, our dog Phoenix had some episode which may have been a seizure. That was a little rough, but she seems fine now and the vet said it is nothing too serious. we think it may have been the overstimulation, but both dogs seem to be adjusting well now.

Thanks for all the well wishes. Sam sends her love.