Connor Michael Herzog arrived into the world on Tuesday, December 2nd at 9:58 pm. I woke up on Tuesday morning having mild contractions but didn't realize they were consistent until about 9:00 am. I started writing them down as they became closer together and more painful...I decided to call the doctor around 1:00 to see what I should do. They said to go to the hospital! So I called Nick at work and he raced home. We went down to Good Sam where they checked us in. At this point I was dilated to a 4 and was having contractions 5-7 min. apart. They almost sent us home, but decided to send us on a walk around the hospital to see what would happen. My nurse stopped us from our walk after about 30 min when she saw how much pain I was in during my contractions. At this point, she checked me again and I was already a 5! They decided to keep me after that. Since the anesthesiologist was in surgery and had 3 epidural patients waiting, they decided to put me in the jetted tub to help with the pain. I'm not sure this worked very well, but it was worth a shot! Around 6:30 my doctor showed up to break my water since it didn't happen naturally. Right about 7:00, my new best friend, Dr. Pratt, the anesthesiologist came in the room. I LOVE EPIDURALS!! I can't image ever trying to go through child birth without one. So from 7:00 until about 9:15, I just hung out and waited until it was time to push. By 9:15, I was dilated to a ten and ready to go. Sometime during the pushing, Connor's heart rate dropped pretty low so the doctor had to use a vacuum to get him out. The next thing we knew, it was 9:58 pm and Connor was here! He weighed in at a whopping 6 pounds 7 ounces and was 19 inches long. Happy, healthy baby boy! We feel so lucky and couldn't be happier!!
