Crosby Charles

I was scheduled to be induced on Friday, October 7th but our whole family had come down with colds so my doctor rescheduled us for Sunday. After a sleepless night on Saturday (mostly because Cooper was not feeling well) we woke up early only to be told we couldn't come in because they were overbooked. So we waited...

It really was only a couple of hours but felt like a long time! The hospital called around 1 and told us to come in right away! I was so ready to meet this little guy (and to be done being pregnant).

Being that I've been induced with all 3 boys, we have a little tradition of playing a game of pinochle while waiting for labor to start. I won during labor with both Carter and Cooper...

But as you can tell from Tim's smile, he is about to beat me!

After cards came the pain and then the epidural. I went from a 4 to an 8 in 20 minutes and then things got a little scary as Crosby's heart rate kept dropping. The nurse said we were close to needing a c-section but of course she didn't tell us that during the process.

After about 10 hours of labor, Crosby Charles was born at 11:44pm on Sunday night. He weighed 7 pounds, 14.4 ounces and was 20 inches long.

What an amazing and indescribable joy to finally hold him!

And then the camera battery died:( Already as the 3rd child, Crosby is getting the shaft on pictures!