Nehemiah is here!

The wait is over! Nehemiah Lucas Frechette arrived on Wednesday July 29th at 10:20pm, weighing 8lbs 8oz, 20 inches long and a 15 inch head! Early labor started Tuesday morning at 6 am and lasted all day, although it was pretty sporadic. Then we were up all night have contractions anywhere from 6 to 15 minutes apart. Wednesday morning rolls around and the contractions just stop, so we went into the doctors to have her stir things up once again and she said I was anywhere from 4 to 5 cm. At this point I had a decision to make: do I want to go through another sleepless night of having contractions and then not be geared up for real labor, or do I want to have my dr. break my water and really get things going while I have some energy left? We prayerfully decided on the latter and so at 3:30pm we headed to the hospital. Jani broke my water at 4:30 and then contractions started coming every 4 minutes, progressing all the way until our little guy was born. I had him in the birthing tub, which was a great experience. Jani (my dr.) let me pull him out after his head and shoulders were delivered... so sweet! This time around our doula Allison was able to be there and she was an awesome support to Luke and I. As I look back on the whole experience I remember crying out to the Lord quite a few times (especially during transition). Truly He is our help in time of trouble :). What a glorious outcome all that pain brought!