Our Little Miracle!!!

He is finally here!!! After waiting and waiting for the little man to come on his own I was scheduled to be induced on August 21st at 7:00 am. When we arrived at the hospital they checked me to see if I was dilating and of course I was not . :) I started to get a bit worried that this  may be a difficult labor and delivery. They started the pitosin at 8:00 am and I was only a 1. Then a couple of hours later they broke my water when I was at a 2. We decided this would be a rather long day at that point.
The girls came in at that point with my mom and I gave them their big sister presents. They had big sister shirts, some crafts and the new Lorax movie. Livi ran over to the couch and grabbed my Boppy pillow. She said "I am ready to hold Eli now!" Yes baby girl aren't we all. Unfortunately he is not here yet!! :) The girls were in heaven with their new gear and sat and watched the Lorax for a while.
After that the nurse turned up the pitosin as high as it would go and I started to have intense contractions. I was trying to wait as long as I could for the epidural but decided it was probably time. We sent the girls home for lunch and a nap. We thought he would be here around dinner time. When I got my epidural I was at a 4. After the epidural I started to feel some relief so I decided to take a nap. Chad fell asleep too. 45 minutes later we were both asleep and the nurse came running in saying "He is coming! He is coming!" Chad and I were half asleep and quite confused. We had no idea he was coming. :) She called the doctor and the team in and sure enough he WAS coming. About 5 minutes later our little man was here!!!!  After my third baby you would think this would all be normal for me. Nope! I was balling and crying when I got to see him for the first time. It was like being a new mom all over again. This pregnancy seems so different for some reason, maybe because he is our first boy. I fell madly in love with him from the first moment.  I was able to feed him right away then Chad's parents came back with the girls. 

As soon as the girls walked in Olivia ran back to the couch and grabbed the Boppy again and said "I am ready to hold my baby!" She was so excited to see him. After that we had lots of sweet family who came to see Mr. Eli. I still can't believe that we have our little boy. He is truly a miracle!!!