Our Little Baby Story.

Before we left to the hospital. I am pretty sure I was having a contraction
 during this picture! (This picture was on Josh's phone, I almost
forgot about it)

All checked in, I look huge!

Saturday October 15th I woke up around 8am having contractions, this wasn't too big of a deal because I had been having contractions on and off since Tuesday. They started getting worse as the morning went on but weren't consistent at all, they were all about 40 seconds to a minute long but between 3 - 9 minutes apart. My sister Megan came over that day to help me get Nikson's room all organized, and I contracted the whole time she was there but they still weren't consistent. Around 5 they started to be more consistent and we decided that if they were still like this at 6:45 we would head to the hospital. Around 6:30 they were between 3-4 mins apart and we knew it was time. I was so nervous to go to the hospital and have them send me home because it was a false alarm, I was just wishing my water would break so they would have to keep me. We got to the hospital at 7, when the nurse (Roberta) checked me I was dialated to a 3.5 and 90% effaced and she said that the baby's head was very low, and I would be having a baby pretty soon. I got my epidural around 8 and started feeling better really soon after. The anesthesiologist was really great and made it so I couldn't feel any pain but I could move my legs just enough and feel what was going on for the most part. My sisters came to the hospital around 9pm They didn't break my water or put me on pitocin they let me progress on my own which I am grateful for, it didn't seem like a long night for me, I was just really hungry so I was ready to have my baby so I could eat :) My water broke about 3:30 when I was a 9.5. Around 4 they had me do some practice pushes. My mother in law showed up at 4:30 and they had me start pushing 4:45 and they told me the average time for pushing for the first baby was between 1-3 hours, I was determined that it would take me an hour. My dr finally showed up around 5:30 (I was a little worried that the nurse would have to deliver the baby). Nikson Troy Thornton was born Sunday, October 16th at 5:37am weighing 6lbs 5oz and 20 inches long and very healthy. He was the 3rd baby out of 7 born that night/morning, I was racing with the girl in the next room and I beat her by almost an hour and a half :)

Look at his hair! Doesn't compare at all to his cousin Hadlee but I am glad he has some!

First bath! He kinda hated it.

Since Nikson was full term but so small they had to check his vitals more often and check his blood sugar every 6 hours to make sure he was getting enough to eat. Between the blood sugars and bilirubin test poor Nikson's heels were sore and bruised.

Our special new mom and dad dinner!

On Monday the pediatrician came in and tested Nikson's bilirubin levels and they were in the high risk zone so they had to put him under the lights in the nursery. They would only bring him out for his feedings, I missed him. On Tuesday we got to go home, Nikson's bilirubin levels were still kinda high so we had to had a light bed (bilibed) at home. But I will post about that later.

All dressed to go home!

Our new family of 3 on our way home!