Beautiful Baby Boy

Collan Edward Sterling was born April 20th, 2009 at 8.18pm at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces, and reached 21 inches. It took 11 and a half hours of labor to get the little guy out. I didnt want to have to get an epideral, but after 9 hours of labor and 6 cm dialated, I couldn't handle the pain anymore. Destin says that every nurse on duty poked a head in to make sure I wasn't dying. Something like 15 minutes after i got the epideral, I went from 6 to 9 centimeters, and started pushing. it took nearly 2 hours to get his head under the pelvic bone, then he just slipped out. Destin cut the ambilical cord, and watched them clean him all off. During that time i got a few stitches from first degree tearing and cleaned up. Then i got to hold my son. He's beautiful and perfectly healthy. I've had a little trouble with breastfeeding, so my doctor gave me some antibiotics. They make collan's tummy a little upset. But we're getting through. Just healing and growing now. I'll get all the hospital pics up one of these days.

so, just one week left. If he's not born by monday, the doctor is going to stimulate. i dont know if that means inducing, or if it's a smaller step before inducing... he doesnt explain much... and i took a picture of my huge tummy. i just have to get it off my phone.

haha i win. we even went 4x4ing yesterday, and collan wouldnt come out. i think he enjoyyed it too much, didnt want to ruin the day for himself. i dont blame him. its all nice and warm inside, why come out? but theres a picture for all the whiners. :) jk. not much else to say. kinda bumming around. just waiting. feeling helpless and lazy.