A New Year's Resolution

I've set an early New Year's resolution...be a better journal keeper. I've decided that one way to do that is to keep up on our blog. I guess I'll start by saying we have a new addition. Sarah Elaine Wilson was born on August 30, 2011. Her birth was very different from my other two. I was induced with both Connor and Lyla. I had an epidural with Connor and Lyla and Chris was with me with Connor and Lyla. Chris stays in Price every Monday night. Sarah decided she wanted to see just how fast Chris could get from Price to Layton. (He did it in about 2 hours!) At about 11:15 my water broke. I called Chris, who had been asleep for about 30 minutes. He jumped out of bed, grabbed his stuff and headed down the canyon. Meanwhile, I woke up my mom, she had come up from Arizona the day before, just in case I went into labor while Chris was in Price (Thank goodness!). I called my neighbor to watch Connor and Lyla (Thanks Jamie) and we headed to the hospital. I wasn't in too much pain at that point. I checked into the hospital and got settled in the room. The nurse called the anesthesiologist because I believe that who ever invented the epidural was truly inspired by Heavenly Father. My contractions were getting closer and really hard. The nurse had called my doctor and then she checked to see how I was progressing. At that point she got ready to deliver the baby. I had gone from a 6 to a 10 in ten minutes! My doctor ran in as I started pushing. Keep in mind I still had no epidural...I felt like one of those crazy ladies you see on TV. I kept saying I can't do this without medicine, I can't do this without medicine! The nurse finally said, "You're going to have to". I was struggling because Chris wasn't there and the thought had never crossed my mind I would have to deliver a child without medication (I don't think I want to do it again either!) I pushed a couple times and she made her entrance into the world weighing 8 lbs at 12:40 am. I had survived (barely!) Chris met his daughter about 40 minutes later. I'm not sure he will ever get over missing the birth...I think it will always bother him just a little bit. He works so hard for our family and I am grateful for that. It makes for a good story too. Sarah is such a fun addition to our family. We all love her to pieces. She fits right in.