its a BOY!!!

Andrew Vincent was born at 2:00 AM on the nose weighing in at 7.5 pounds. 21 inches long.



the second time around was WAY easier. the pushing lasted for about 15 minutes and was hard to do because the epidural was stronger this time and i could feel NOTHING. which is good in a lot of ways, but bad for effective pushing.

we had great nurses and a great doctor - who has a daughter named bridget - so it went by pretty fast. once i got the epidural that is. that is actually one of the 2 things i was dreading the most - getting the epidural. it terrifies me and i'm sure that my blood pressure shoots up during the whole procedure because i am totally freaked out. that being said, i can't imagine not having one. they don't scare me as much as natural childbirth.

i could totally have a silent birth BTW. i can't imagine screaming and yelling.