Charles Maverick Leonidas Thacher

Monday morning, July 12th, 2010 we woke up at 6:00 am to call the Hospital and find out what time we could come in to be induced. They said they were pretty full and they would call us later. Well I was too anxious to go back to sleep. So I got up, showered and got ready for the day. Once I was all ready, we decided to go have breakfast, just the two of us. Our other two kids, Jesse and Holly, had been having a sleep over with their cousins. Well we decided on IHOP. Yeah, I know really special, but we had a coupon. It ended up being worth it because I ordered an incredible crepe that I am still dreaming about. After we order, we called the house phone to check to see if there were any messages from the Hospital. Sure enough, there was. We told the waitress, we needed our food ASAP! So we ate and hurried over to the hospital. We got checked in and they gave me pitocin. Sure enough the contracts started, but didn't phase me becasue my hubby spoiled me a few weeks ago with an ipod touch. I was jamming out and didn't notice them. Ok, so here is the before story. I went into this thinking, "I have a pretty good pain tolerance. Why NOT try to do it natural?" I guess I figure, if I didn't make it, atleast I could say I tried to do it natural. My previous two child births, I had epidurals, and  I didn't have any pain during labor. Let me say it again, and I didn't have any pain!! What was I thinking!! Whew, Bring on the pain!  Eventually, Dr. Hansen came and broke my water. All most instantly the intense back labor started. That was not fun and it only got worse. Sure enough, I gave up. My husband, Jesse was so encouraging, I wanted to kill him! Now I love it, but at that moment I wanted to hurt someone as much as I was hurting. So, on to the pushing part, it was bad like screaming bad, but I am gonna leave that part out. It is actually full of some pretty funny stuff, and my hubby loves to tell it. So, if you want to here about it, ask him. In the end, I figured out that my pain tolerance may not be as high as I originally thought it was. I don't know if I will be doing that again. I also don't think I would have done it if I knew he was going to be 9lbs 1oz. Well, he is here now. He is absoulutely beautiful. We all so excited to have him in our little family. The kids love him and want to help with everything. Jesse and I couldn't be happier. Welcome to the world, Charlie!