Yay! Dane was born early Wednesday morning on August 19. I started having contractions Monday afternoon after a doctor's appointment, and they were 10-20 minutes apart all of Monday night. Tuesday, they began to get closer, and we finally went to the hospital around 3:00pm, when they were 5 minutes apart. I was able to use the birthing tub when I dilated to 4cm, and it felt soooo good! Then when I got out, I was dilated around 5-6cm, so my midwife broke my water, I got an intrathecal injection (like an epideral), and then I received pitocin to speed up the labor. The pain of the contractions was tremendous and like nothing I had felt before, but I had a great team of people there to coach and support me: Alek, my mom, Alek's mom, two nurses and my midwife. Shortly after midnight, I was ready to push and delivered my healthy baby boy at 12:39 am. He weighed 8.1 pounds and was 20.5 inches long. Here are some pictures and videos:
