Emmerson Elizabeth Thomas

Waiting to have our baby
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Emmerson Elizabeth Thomas

Our baby girl is finally here! We are so happy to finally meet her and have her with us. Emmerson Elizabeth Thomas was born on June 2nd (her due date) at 4:09 p.m. She weighed 7.6 lbs and is 20 inches long. She has her dad's feet and hair. Currently, she doesn't look at all like mom (who was the one who actually did all the work). It has been a crazy few weeks. I have been working at the surgical center as well as helping out at my dad's office. Primary has been crazy too! May was my month for sharing time, and I kept hoping I would have our baby and get out of doing it for a few Sundays (no such luck). Tuesday (the day before I had Emmerson), I worked 10 hours and had a primary meeting. That night, I felt a lot of back pain and had some bleeding. I was worried but knew we were seeing Dr. Lunt in the morning. Wednesday (my due date), we went to Dr. Lunt for our 40 week check up. He checked me (I was dilated to a 4) and scheduled an induction for June 9th. I wanted to die! I got in my car to drive to work, but after pulling out of the parking lot, had my first true contraction. I made it to my mom's house where I sobbed between contractions for half-hour. Realizing they were coming every 3-4 minutes, I called Ben at work and had him take me to the hospital. At the hospital, they admitted me and gave me an epidural. The anesthesiologist had to try 3 times to get it in. He kept telling me to hold still during my contractions (a typical man-thing to say, I wanted to strangle him). Finally, at about 1:00, the epidural was in. My mom came to visit and we were planning on a long day in labor and delivery. At 3:00 my nurse checked me and said I was dilated to a 6. After she left, I changed positions in bed because I was having a lot of pain. 10 minutes later, the nurse ran in, asked how long I had been sitting up and said we were going to push...it was time to have a baby! Can I just say, PUSHING IS THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD! Especially if your $1500 epidural isn't working well (which it wasn't). Finally, at 4:09 we had our beautiful baby girl (and a very sore bottom). Holding her for the first time was surreal and one of the most incredible moments of my entire life. The last few days have been really rough physically. I have been in a LOT of pain. I had no idea recovery would be this tough. On Saturday, Ben gave me a blesssing and since then I have turned the corner. I am feeling a lot better. I am so grateful for the priesthood and for Ben. We have loved having our little Emmerson with us. Being a new mom is an overwhelming feeling. I feel so close to her and so grateful to our Heavenly Father for blessing us with her. We are doing well and can't wait for everyone to meet her.