The greatest day of my life!!!!

Madison Yvonne Sanders arrived 4/1/09 (on her due date) at 3:14pm. She was 7lbs 12 ounces, and 21 and 1/2 inches long. We waited 9 long months for her, but it was so worth it!!! I never knew what that love was that people talk about and now I do. I feel like I am finally apart of the coolest and greatest club ever!!! She is so beautiful and so perfect!!!

The day before we went to the hospital thinking it was time, but my contractions were not close enough together and after a few hours I was only dialated 1 centimeter and contractions about 7 mins apart, so we were sent home. The gave me some Ambien to sleep. When we got home I took an Ambien and slept for about 2 hours. I woke up and the contractions were so intense I couldn't go back to sleep. Around 3:30a.m I called my midwife and told her my contractions were closer together, more intense and closer to 5 mins apart, so she said come in. We got there and I was 2-3 centimeters, so they said we are having a baby today. They took some blood for labs, started an IV, gave some pain medicine, and ran a liter of fluid through me. Then they came in and gave me an epidural (it was not bad at all) and I was flying high and pain free!!! Then they broke my water and gave me some pitocin. A few hours later I was 5 centimeters, and said she would probably come around 7p.m. Around 2pm they checked me again and I was 8-9 centimeters and the midwife said we are having a baby in about 30mins!!! We were very happy b/c they were talking about a possible c-section b/c every time I had a contraction it made the babies heart rate go down, which they knew was most likely compression on the umbilical cord. So, they got all ready and I started pushing. I only had to push for about 20 mins and she was out. As soon as her head came out the midwife cut the cord b/c it was around her neck and then helped guide her out!!! She didn't cry right away, which again was good, b/c when they broke me water there was meconium(baby poop), so they had a chance to suction her before she inhaled and possibly inhaled that meconium. So she was finally here!!!!

I still cannot believe that God has given me something so wonderful!!! Raymon and I are truly blessed to be able to receive such a gift!!!! I thank everyone for there prayers, help, gifts and everything we have been given! We don't deserve all of this, but are glad to have received it!!!!