Introducing Kathryn Reagan!

Kathryn Reagan (Katie) was born on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 12:35 PM. She weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. and was 20 in. long. She came somewhat unexpectedly as my ultrasound due date was February 14 and I was expecting her 2 days after that since both Rebecca and Anson were 2 days late. She actually was born on her due date before we changed the date because of the ultrasound though! Notice her freckle/birthmark on her right eye brow. We'll definitely be able to tell which pictures are hers until her eye brow grows in bigger and darker!

For anyone interested in the details of labor and delivery (and for my own personal records), here is the story. I woke up at 1:30 AM with somewhat mild and regular contractions. I layed in bed for a while, then decided to get up and pack the bag for the kids in case we ended up going to the hospital. I had already packed my bag, so I got back in bed and waited for a while longer before deciding to wake Aaron up. By then it was around 2:15 AM and I asked him if we should go to the hospital. I didn't really want to go because my friends were having a Baby Shower for me that night and I also wanted the kids to sleep as long as possible. I should also mention that we hadn't gone to bed the night before until 11:30, so we were both really tired. Aaron said we shouldn't go because it was way to early (the date, not the time). We timed the contractions and they were 3-4 minutes apart. We got up and got everything ready to go- I even started the dishwasher. We left the house a little before 3:30 AM and arrived at the hospital at 4:00 AM. Grandma Margaret met us at the hospital to take the kids to her house (thanks for coming so early!).

I was at a 4 when we got to the hospital (I was a 6 with the other two!) so I walked around for a while. The next time they checked I was a 5, so the nurse called the Dr. He told me that it was not advisable for me to walk around anymore, but I didn't see any reason for that so I signed a medical waiver that if anything happened to the baby while I was walking he wouldn't be liable. I walked a while longer and was admitted to the labor and delivery unit around 6:30 AM. I was now at a 6 so I got an IV and an epidural.

The Dr. broke my water around 8:00AM, and Aaron and I slept for a while. My right leg got a huge dose of the epidural while I was sleeping, so I turned to the other side which I could feel pretty well (you're not supposed to feel it!). It didn't really help so the anesthesiologist (did I spell that right?) put an extra dose in. I definately couldn't feel or move my legs after that! Here are a couple of pictures of me before the baby was born.

To Be Continued...