Our adventure

Ok, so I have a few minutes and so I will attempt a description of the adventure we had this past weekend.

It started Friday night when we had company over (our sweet friends Amy and Joseph). I thought it was a good time to practice my hospitality since I haven't been working and had extra time. I did realize it was the night before Griffin was due, but just really thought there was no possible way he would come on his exact due date. Well the contractions started as I was finishing up making dinner and they continued as we all played "Sorry" around the table. Amy and Tyler started timing them and they were so close together and the ones where I could not talk during them. Amy told me I should really go to the hosp, but I had already had a few false alarms and didn't want to make a big deal out of nothing again, but I knew these contractions were the real deal and so Tyler and I got everything into the tahoe and headed to the hosp.
We got there and I could barely walk to the labor & delivery unit. We got to L&D and they said they did not have any rooms available and that they were really busy and that they would fix me up a place down at the end of the hall with a screen. I figured it would be like that and as I was about to think negatively, Tyler looked over at me and calmly said, "Haley, Jesus was born in a manger, so Griffin can be born in the hall if he must be" At that moment I knew I was going to have to be flexible and grateful for even having a hosp to go to in the first place.
So we spent a few hours in the hall, but Tyler and I mostly walked up and down it which helped ease my contractions. Finally they had a room ready for us. We moved in and I had already decided at that point that I wanted the epidural. I figured it in my mind that since it was night time and I had been so busy all day that trying to do labor and delivery w/ out pain meds would not be very smart. And I just wanted it, to be honest. Pain vs. no pain? I'll take the no pain.
So got the epidural and I was able to rest and sleep all night long as I dilated.
Next day I finally got to 10 cm and 3 hours later Griffin was here! Just 3 hours, not that bad...yeah right! What they don't really tell you is that the epidural can wear off when it's time to deliver the baby, and sometimes they let it so you'll know when to push. It was the worst thing I have ever experienced and would never wish it upon any women going to give birth. But everything was fine, it just took the little guy some time because his head was slightly turned or he just did not want to come out into the world for just 3 more hours! But neither him nor I were ever distressed or in danger so they would not do a c-section and for that I am grateful despite all the pain I went through. I just prayed the whole time and knew the Lord would give me strength to make it through, there were times when I thought I was going to to have to give up, but the Lord just kept me going and persevering till the end. Like every mother says, it was all def worth it and having a baby in our lives has been so wonderful, fun, and exciting. I give glory to our great God who has us in His strong hands at all times, I had prayed for an easy and short labor and delivery as I prayed also for God's will. God is good and His will is best and He has taught me so much through this adventure. It was so much fun experiencing it with Tyler. We have a family now. It is so cool! We are a family with a child, a wonderful, sweet, baby boy Griffin Scott. Life is sweet.