What a beautiful Sabbath day!

My how plans can change when you least expect it. Got a call from Jason this morning at 6:00am letting us know that Afton had been having contractions since 1:00am. They were now a little less than 5 minutes apart. Imagine the scene on Home Alone when the family didn't get up in time to catch their plane; yes, utter chaos! I have never showered so fast in my life. We all got to the hospital at 7:00am and after she was checked in, her oh so WONDERFUL nurse Louise reported that she was already dilated 7cm! Awesome! She had some really INTENSE contractions and at one point I just knew she wanted to change her mind about the whole delivery process. When Louise asked her if she wanted anything, Afton pleaded for an epidural. Too late to be thinking about an epidural at this point was Louise's response. Afton tried to convince herself that she couldn't do this on her own, but much to her surprise she did a TERRIFIC job! Dr. Chang came in to check her progress and confirmed that she was 7cm, but also noted that their was some meconium present. He explained to Afton that it was very important that she follow all of his instructions because Emma needed to be delivered as fast as possible without complications. Not too much longer after Dr. Chang left the room Louise suggested she lay on her left side to move things along. She promised Afton that by doing so she would have Emma real quick. A couple of contractions later she then had Afton roll on to her back, but in the process Afton was having an intense contraction and said it was time to push. Dr. Chang came in, along with a couple of nurses, burily having time to get things set up and into place. Approximately 3 pushes later and encouragement from Dr. Chang and his team of wonderful nurses, Emma's head was out. Dr. Chang was able to suction the meconium out and Afton was able to hold off from pushing til he gave her the go ahead! Once she was given permission, our little precious Emma entered this world at 8:22am! Only 1 hour and 22 minutes after arriving at the hospital and no epidural! Way to go Afton! I know you can predict what I am going to write next.......SHE IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! She has a lot of gorgeous blonde hair. She reminds me of Goldilocks! She weighed 6lbs. 7.5oz, was 19" long, and can she ever scream!