Harper Grace Villines is here!!

Harper Grace Villines decided to join our family on Tuesday, November 9, 2010.  She weighed 8 lbs 14.4 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long (or so they said...) When we went back for her one week checkup she was already 20 inches long!! 

So here's how it happened:

I had a regular scheduled appointment (my 39 week) on Tuesday morning at 9:15, but I woke up at 4:30 having some contractions.  They didn't hurt that bad, but they were about 5-7 minutes apart.  We went ahead and took all of our bags with us just in case they decided to keep me.  Justin thought they would, I didn't.  So they called me back for my appointment and when I told them I had been having contractions, they didn't even check me there, they sent me straight to the OB Triage!!  I was surprised!  When the midwife came in to check me I was already at a 5 so they admitted me right then!!  By the time I got admitted, lab work done, etc. they checked me and I was at a 7!!  At 11:20 am they broke my water, checked me a few minutes later and I was at an 8.  I was still feeling really well, not in very much pain at all, but they talked me into going ahead and getting the epidural just in case the pain got worse....so I got the epidural.  At 2:56 pm we had a beautiful baby girl join us after only 4 pushes!! 

Here are some pics to tell the story: