We're not exactly sure how long I was in labor since the contractions were so inconsistent due to back labor. Let's just say I woke up at 2am on Friday morning in pretty extreme pain and didn't have Colin for over 24 hours. My contractions finally became regular (less than 3 minutes apart and lasting over a minute and a half!) after 11pm. We made it to the hospital at 12:30 and I was already 8 cm dilated! I knew that I could go natural if I went this far already and was ready to push in no time. The pushing was traumatic and lasted over a hour and half but it was all worth it! Dad spent a lot of time at the doctor's end of things and says he enjoyed watching each "millimeter of his head come out." I had to try 3 different birthing positions until Colin's head was in the correct position to come out (this after the doctor had already stuck her hand up me multiple times to try to help it to move with no avail). I seriously thought his head would never make it out!! Later my lactation consultant told me that she felt the same when and thought during labor, "Oh my god this child is going to be 18 before he makes it out." This is pretty much how I felt as well!
Fortunately, he finally made it out and was as precious as can be! Weighing 6 lbs 12 oz and measuring 21 inches:
The first question that they asked after he came out was "So what is his name?" I had to defer the question to Daddy since he was the one that said we had to see him before we could officially say his name is Colin. Turns out he looked like a Colin! Good thing because he didn't have a single back up name.
Cuddling with Mommy for the first time:
Daddy is never letting that one down!
Once Daddy finally woke up, we were able to snap a picture of him and his baby boy:
Close up of our baby boy:
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