Hi all! I'm in a sappy mood today, and I am thinking back to the day my little girl was born. I realized I never really shared my birth story. I had my 37 week checkup at 36 days 6 days, and they tested me for pre-eclampsia since my blood pressure was running high. They said to watch for signs (headaches, vision troubles, etc) and to call if anything happened. Naturally, I got every symptom within 30 seconds, but I'm a hypochondriac. They did bloodwork, but the results wouldn't come in till the next day since the lab closed. I went home, went to bed, and my water broke 6am New Year's <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glow.android.eve">Eve</a> (37 weeks exactly). Contractions started right away about a minute apart. I got there, and I was just a fingertip dilated. The OB came in and asked me my game plan for the day, let me know that I can get my epidural whenever I want, and really made me feel comfortable. Hours went by, and I walked around the hospital, sat on the birthing ball, moved, etc. contractions were horrible and frequent. I thought I was close.  It was about 3pm when they checked my cervix again and I was still at a 1!!!!!!!!!!! I asked for IV pain meds, and they only lasted 30 seconds. They recommended I start pitocin, so I got my epidural. Within a few hours of starting the epidural and pitocin, I was at a 9. Soon after, I felt like pushing. I only pushed for about 30 minutes and she was out! Amelia Was 7 pounds 3 oz, 20 inches long! Today she is 7 months and roughly 16.5 pounds, 26 inches long. She is sitting up and crawling (started army crawling last week).