Benjamin Carl is here!

Benjamin Carl Satterfield arrived into the world on Thursday, April 5, 2012, at 8:50 a.m., weighing 8 lbs, 9 oz, and 20.5 in long!  

On a Thursday morning, at 5 a.m., Josh and I went up to the hospital to be induced and meet our newest addition!  It was by far the fastest of all my deliveries!  From first painful contraction to delivery was twenty minutes!  

They started the pitocin around 7am, and my doctor came in and broke my water around 7:30 am. He told me that baby Ben looked the best on paper out of all the babies, which made me so proud! Ha! :)  Around 8:30 a.m., I started feeling hot and nauseous with each contraction, so I asked my nurse for an epidural.  She told me she'd get me first on the list!  My mom left at that point to give an interview across the street where she worked and said she be back an hour later.  Right after she left, I started getting very uncomfortable and switching positions a lot to try and relieve the pain.  I got up to go to the bathroom with Elizabeth's help, and was doubled over in pain at this point.  I went back and sat on the edge of the bed, in misery, and all of a sudden felt a dramatic drop!  I said, "Woah!  He just dropped really far!"  Then, I let out some groan that sent them into action, as if they new exactly what that meant!  They checked me, and I was complete. At this point, the anesthesiologist walked out. :)  I told Elizabeth, "CALL MOM NOW!", which she did with hands shaking!   I had felt Ben making his way out, and boy had I forgotten how painful that was!!  Thankfully, my doctor was still on the floor, and he rushed in and prepped while they put me back in the bed and got me in position to deliver (which it was SO hard to move around at this point!). Dr. Becker came over, I gave a slight, wimpy push, and Benjamin Carl was out!!  Mom came in shortly after, while the cord was still attached, and was so disappointed to miss it, but at least got to witness most of it.  They put Ben on my chest, and I was just so elated to have another perfectly formed, precious little boy!