I was due on March 17th and all my previous internal exam revealed that nothing was happening - no dilating, no cervical thinning, baby girl was floating high. All day Sunday I had been having some pressure and mild inconsistent contractions and I thought nothing of them, but was glad something was finally happening!

Woke up at midnight with strong-ish contractions 5 mins apart, I waited around a bit and they quickly progressed to 2 mins apart, woke up my husband at 12:50 and were at the hospital at 1:20. Turns out I was 9cm...cue freak out because I NEED THAT EPIDURAL!!!! By the time the doctor came to check me I was fully dilated and baby girl was coming whether or not I begged for drugs. And I did beg. Thankfully the pushing wasn't too bad (it really was a relief to push after all the panting and thrashing around) and she was out by 2:07am. I managed a second degree tear, same as my first LO. The stitching was actually worse and way longer than the birth!

Happy birthday Emily! 7lb 3oz of perfection.