OOOOHHHH BABY!

Tueseday, April 21st

12:30 a.m. - Contractions begin, 15 minutes apart

2:00 a.m. - Contractions continue, 10 minutes apart

4:00 a.m. - Contractions get more intense, 7-10 minutes apart

4:00 a.m. - Wake Lee up

4-4:30 a.m. - Lee showers, cleans showers, unloads dishwasher, makes bed, cleans living room, takes garbage out, gets gas, gets money, takes suit case out... all while I am still on the couch trying to figure out if I'm really in labor.

7:00 a.m. - Call midwife, contractions 5-7 minutes apart

7:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Contractions continue every 5-7 minutes. I slowly get ready while Lee nervously awaits.

9:30 a.m. - Leave for St. Mary's Hospital

10:00 a.m. - Arrive at St. Mary's Hospital, contractions consistently every 5 minutes

10:30 a.m. - 5 cm dialated, admitted to our room!

11:30 a.m. - Regina gets to hospital to keep my mind off of the contractions and helps calm Lee's nerves!

3:15 p.m. - Water broken

3:40 - Pushing begins

4:06 p.m. - BRAXTON LEE PETERSON IS BORN!!!

7 lbs, 3 oz

19 1/4 inches