Official Stats

Name: Danielle Joscelyn Erdman
Weight: 6 lbs 15 oz
Length: 19"
Born on: 4/10/2010 1:53AM

Wifey facts::
Checked in: 6:30AM 4/9/2010
First dose of Misoprotol (AKA Cytotec): 9:00 AM - 0% Effaced - 2CM
2nd dose: 2:15PM
3rd: 6:30PM - 20% Effaced
4th: 10:45PM  - 80% Effaced 4CM- Nurse will check back at 1AM before they start Pitocin

11PM - delivery doctor comes by to assess - 100% Effaced 4CM

11:45PM - labor picks up

12:15AM - needs self induced pain assistance

12:30AM - Christine and I guess that the baby will be born at 3AM

12:45AM - Major pain - call aenesthesiologist

1:15AM - so much pressure and pain

1:45AM-1:51AM - aenesthesiologist will come any minute - Nurse checks on Christine - the baby is at station! - Christine feels like she needs to push.  The nurse yells for the doctor.  The doctors comes in, sees how fast things are going and gets her scrubs on as fast as a fireman getting ready.
1:52AM - "slow down - push the baby slowly"
1:53AM - Baby Danielle is born!

So healthy - quick moving, and very strong muscles - especially in the neck for a newborn.  Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

Lesson on Induction

So we have learned alot about hospitals and being induced in the last 6 hours:

1. Hospitals are like government - there is no end to the paperwork and it could be an eternity before things get started
2. First they RIPEN your cervix - so this first dose and future doses of this other drig are to get Christine to 4CM - she is only at 3CM right now.  This could take up to 24 hours alone.
3. After she gets to 4CM then we have the green light - at that point they start the pitocin (labor inducing drug) and things start moving.

So now that we know Christine is not being given a labor inducing drug, she is taking a nap in before things pick up.

thanks all for your comments and prayers!