The Russo's

Our little girl is finally here! The day went smoothly with no complications. This is my last pregnant picture at 39 weeks, the morning of the induction. I had to be at the hospital at 7:00 a.m. I had visitors throughout the day, including Hudson. He wasn't too fond of seeing me in the bed hooked up to the machines. He was ready to see his sister and she wasn't here yet. This is the break down of how the labor went. I changed rooms at one point, so I have added the rest of the day. 4:15 4-5 cm 5:15 9 cm 5:35 10 cm 5:45 started pushing 6:14 time of delivery I was starting to think it was going to be a repeat of Hudson's birth (18 hours from start to birth). The doctors and nurses kept telling me if I made it to 4 cm, I would go fast after that. It was just taking a little while to get to 4 cm and I was getting a little discouraged. I tried to hold out on the epidural because I didn't want it to slow down the labor. I endured for as long as I could...

I'm making progress... 1 1/2 cm dilated and 50% effaced. My doctor wants to give me more time to get further along before inducing. If Gianna doesn't come on her own, I'll be induced in one week on the 18th. They didn't check her weight because the ultrasound can be up to one pound off and my doctor isn't concerned about it. I've measured exactly with my weeks, so I'm anxious to see her size and of course her too!!

> I went to the doctor on Wednesday to get checked and had an ultrasound. I progressed to 1 cm, but not thinning. It seems it will be a little longer until she comes. She measured between 7 and 7 1/2 lbs, so she might be a little bigger. It looks like she has some chubby cheeks from her pictures. We also saw that she has hair :) She is doing well and looks good. I'm going back on Tuesday to get checked again and maybe check her weight too.