Gordon Hugh Gatrell

So our little guy is here, and he arrived on his due date! Tory and I went in on 08-08-08 for a non-stress test, and they saw that my fluid was too low and they told me I would need to be induced today. They said I could go home to get my bag, and then come right back to labor and delivery. I cried the whole way home, I was so emotional about the whole thing.

When we arrived back at the hospital, they were so busy and there was no room for me for a few hours. Once I got into the room they started my IV and then gave me the pitocin. I was only dilated to a one once I got there and it took several hours just to get to a 4!

My mom, grandma Annie, Lizzy, Adair, and Katie were all there and a after I got my epidural, it was so nice I was out of pain and we all just watched the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics! Come 10 pm we had all given up on our 08-08-08 baby, but around 10:30 the nurse checked me and I was at a 10 and ready to push, Jan, Scott, Emmy, and Jenny arrived right at this point!

All the sudden the baby's heart rate dropped and the nurse had me pushing to get this baby out before the doctor was even in there, I pushed about four times and he was out! I didn't feel a thing it was wonderful! I am a huge fan of epidurals!

They put him on my chest for only a moment, they then had to tame him to the NICU for a little while because he wasn't breathing very well. It was amazing how much I loved this little guy already! He was born at 10:54 and weighed 7 lbs 4 oz and was 20inches long. The whole experience was so neat and I love this kid more and more every day!