Bentley Charles Emmit Sechrest

November 30
5:45 AM  Water broke at home without any warning; no pain, not contractions~ only what I thought were Braxton Hicks.   I kept thinking "my water could have broken at work and I'd have had no warning!"
6:46  Contractions still were not noticable; dilated to 1, began Pitocin
12:30PM Dilated to 4; nurse administered Stadol ~thank Heaven!
1:30PM  EPIDURAL!!!  I will never 'go natural' again!  What an enjoyable (albiet boring, waiting for the time to pass) experience!
7PM Dialated to 8
9PM Fully dialated and effaced~ just waiting for 'the urge'
My nurse, Joan, in her wisdom kept increasing the Pitocin to help the baby move down, rather than having me push for 3 hours!  As long as baby handeled it well, this was the plan.
11:30 Pushed throught about 5 contractions.  Joan told me to breath through the rest, or the baby would beat the Dr. here!
December 1, 2010
12:00 PM  Called Dr. Marcantel for delivery
12:34 PM  after 3 pushes, Bentley Charles Emmitt was born into this world.  ~so tiny!




Our Beautiful Bentley



First Family Picture

Our wonderful L&D nurse, Joan

Dr. Marcantel~ he was my Dr. from start to finish

6lbs 5 oz  20 in long



Our admitting  L& D nurse, Nan





Where it all happened



Labor and Delivery Suite~ because we were so early, we go the big room!

Setteling in for the long haul



Wendy, my surrogate mom, friend and coach





A few visitors while still early in labor ~ Kim and Grant



Anesthesiologist~ the man with the drugs!  In my SIL's words 'The moment when Heaven and Earth came together!





Nan, our admitting and L&D nurse



So Precious



My two favorite men!  Whose proud Daddy is that!  I couldn't have asked for a better husband and father for my son.



Tony spent many hours in this 'bed'