Jacob's Arrival...

Well after waiting around for most of the day, we finally got the call that there was room in the inn! We got to the hospital at around 3pm. They got me all hooked up and started the pit at 3:35pm. At 4pm they came in and broke my water and then started the epidural. It was awesome! I had one with Rachel but never got the full effect because in the 30 minutes it took them to give it to me, she was born. So this time I said I wanted it early. I was in heaven. I told Johnny after I had Jacob that I felt like I had cheated on a test or that I had gotten something for nothing because it was so easy and I was never in any real pain!!! Man I wish I had done the epidural with all of my kids. Anyway, back to Jacob. He was born at 6:05pm (just 2 1/2 hours of labor and one push). He was born with a true knot in his umbilical cord. The doc made a comment that the occurence of a knot was 1 in 1000. I don't know if that was just a comment or a fact, but at any rate he said that he was glad that they had gotten me in and induced me today and glad that the knot wasn't any tighter or it could have killed Jacob. We're so grateful to Heavenly Father for protecting him and for all the well wishes and prayers for us today. He's beautiful and healthy! He weighs 7lbs 2oz and is 19 1/2 inches long. He's got light blondish/brown hair or should I say peach fuzz and is so sweet. He was very alert right after he was born and has already enjoyed meeting the rest of the Edmund bunch!