Tanner 5 months old watching fireworks!

Tanner at the zoo

Family Picture

Tanner's 1st time rolling over!

Tanner in his new bumbo chair!

Play time!

Tanner in his bouncer!

Tanner loves to kick and is starting to enjoy his baths!

Tanner is here!!!!

Well as some of you know I was being induced Monday Feb 4th in the morning. I woke up very early Monday morning around 12:30-1 w/ alittle blood w/ my mucus and started to have mild contractions which I didn't time cause I was going to be induced anyways. I checked in the hospital at 5:30 AM and got the IV running and settled in waiting for the Dr who was coming in at 7 AM Still was getting contractions and some were stronger than others. When the Dr came I told her about my contractions and she said lets see and I was 4-5 cm dilated! So I think if I wasn't going to induced he still would of been born that day. I started being induced alittle after 7:30 AM. She started me off slowly and the nurse uped it every 30 mins. The contractions started getting more intense and I knew that the time was getting closer. Water still didn't break. I went to the bathroom at a certain point noticing I had the urge to push so I did while no one was looking. I kept pushing when I had to and just as I was going to call for the nurse to tell her I have to push cause I could feel his head down there and she walked in. As soon as I said I have to push my water broke! I kept on pushing by myself as she got the Dr. So I got on the bed and the Dr. let me continue to push on my own! I wish you could of seen it, I was doing everything myself while they were getting their stuff on. All the Dr really did was catch him and I sort of helped too! I almost got away w/ no tearing or anything but Tanner's hand came out w/ his head scratching me, what she called a custom tear so I got acouple 2-3 stiches He was born sunny side up at 9:27AM, about 2 hrs after my induction and no pain meds! He weighed 7pds 8oz and is 20" tall. He has alittle jaundice. He is such a cutie! I can't believe he's here and I did all the work myself! W/ my others I had to hold my knees and have someone hold my feet and this time I just layed as comfortable as I could get and pushed him out. It is an experience I'll never forget!