River David Chilton was born on Friday, February 20th at 8:13 pm and he weighed 7 lbs 7 oz, 21 3/4 inches long. I had to be induced basically without any notice. I had an U/S scheduled at 8 am that day just to check my fluid levels and make sure everything was still ok. Well, normal amounts of amniotic fluid are about 5cm and I only had .77cm. So, baby HAD to come out ASAP. They literally wheeled me over to the hospital from my docs office and had me get checked into Labor and Delivery before I could even call Daniel. I was a little freaked out to be there by myself for the beginning but I was so glad I was going to get to meet my son. I was started on Pitocin around 9:30am and basically stayed at 2cm for most of the day, BUT once I got my epidural at 3:30pm, labor REALLY took off. I started pushing around 8pm and he was here just a few minutes later. It was amazing. No words can ever describe the love for a child and I know that, so I'm not even going to try.
River is 8 days old today. He is such a mellow baby and I am so thankful for that. He loves to sleep and be held and he HATES baths and diaper changes. :) I am breastfeeding and we are both learning but today has been a really good day and I think we're getting the hang of it. He really is the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me or to Daniel. We are both so in love with him and are so excited that we really are a "family" now.
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