He's finally Here!

My baby is here!!! Hooray! I cannot describe the feelings we have right now! So here is the breakdown:

I woke up at 8:00 like normal to some minor back pain. It went away quickly. About five minutes later I felt it again, and moved around a little in bed to get comfortable and it went away. Five minutes later I felt it again and then a light clicked on: wait a minute, these pains are coming at regular intervals. (haha, yeah, I'm a dork!)

I timed my contractions for a while lying in bed and decided that would make the morning drag. so I went about cleaning my already clean house (this last week has been major nesting: cleaning out vents, organizing a different closet each day, scrubbing baseboards, etc...). I completed the dishes and realized the contractions were about 3 minutes apart. I felt like a dork going in, because it wasn't really painful. I finally decided to call the on-call physician for my doctor about 10:45 AM and they told me to come on in.

I was at a 4 when I arrived and an hour later I was at a 6 already. I walked around the hospital for quite a bit. My water broke at 2:00 P.M. and then I found out what a contraction really felt like!!! Oh my goodness! :) I handled the contractions pretty well for about an hour in a half. When I got to an 8 I decided I was not going to go natural (which I was planning originally). I got an epederal and Oh my goodness it was like heaven! Kudos to those of you who can go natural- you are amazing.

At 5:37 my precious little boy arrived: Tebbin Brent Johnson. He weighs 6 lbs. 8 oz. and is 19 1/2 inches long. He's so tiny. I thought for sure he would be bigger as I was due three days ago... but he is so precious- as you can see! I think he looks so much like his daddy! We are so excited to be parents and are so thankful for all your support and love through this labor! We love you!