He has arrived! His name is Wyatt Jack Johnson and he weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz. and was 20 1/2" long. Labor and delivery was VERY quick! It was all done in an hour and a half! Louis had come home from work and woke me up around 1 am on Friday the 13th and we were talking for a bit when I shifted my weight and we both heard this 'pop' sound. I thought Wyatt had punched me because I felt it in my lower abnomen. But soon after contractions started and the bed was getting pretty wet, so we got the kids up and dressed and dropped Zach off with Great Grandma and Grandpa (Caisha witnessedWyatt's birth first hand!) and sped to the hospital in Ames. Louis had called ahead to let the hospital know we were coming and also called the dispatch center where he works to let them know what route we were taking in case the police saw us speeding through town. We hit almost every red light, but only slowed down. My contractions were less than a minute apart at this point. We got to the hospital around 2:30am where they wheeled me up to my room and at that point I started pushing. Of course, the nurse kept telling me not to push since she hadn't checked me yet to see how dilated I was. Once I got onto the bed she checked and I was at 7cm, so, of course, they told me not to push! I told them "I"m not pushing; my body is!" Three more pushes and Wyatt's head was out. That was a short relief for me, and then the Dr. said I needed to push one more time and Wyatt was welcomed into this world at 3:03am! I will fill you in on more baby news another time as I am off once again!
