He arrived

Dylan Alexander Thomas was born on Thursday 13th October 2011 at 12.06am weighing 8lbs 13oz. Contractions began night of Tuesday the 11th. I honestly thought what I was feeling was a trapped nerve in my leg, but it turned out to be the real deal. I went into hospital where I was examined and told I was 4cm dilated and not dilating fast enough to keep me in. I arrived back home at 4am on Wednesday morning and growled through my contractions until I needed some pain relief. I sat in my beloved glider chair for hours timing contractions, and then decided to make the move to the hospital at 6pm as I couldn't get through them without screaming.  When I arrived at  LCH I was greeted with a welcome dose of gas and air.  I was 6cm dilated and very relaxed!

The night passed quickly and at 9pm I was given an epidural which worked fairly well up until the last hour of labour, at that point Dylan's head was pressing so hard to get out I was in agony again. After a lot of screaming I told the midwife I needed to push. She examined me and I was indeed 10cm and ready to give this a go! All it took was 10 minutes of insanely difficult pushing and Dylan was born.

He was the most wonderful little thing I had ever seen, like a wrinkled pink peach. I stared at him in awe for several minutes before realizing I was still in pain from labour. 

 

                                                                            5 Mins old

My boys

Today my little Dill pickle is 7 weeks old. That's 49 days.. I am still in shock. He get's more beautiful by the day, and recently learnt to smile at Ben and I. All in all, I'd go through hell and back for him, he's my entire world and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life adoring him.