Jen went into the Cottonwood Hospital Women’s Center at 11 am. Dr. Mark Curtis induced Jen at 1:30 pm. Jen had the epidural put in at 5:45 pm. Jen started pushing at 9 PM. The doctor arrived in the delivery room at 9:54 pm and delivered Melanee at 10:04 pm.

Melanee is very sweet. Her eyes were wide open and she was very content. She only cried right after delivery and when they gave her the Hepatitis B and Vitamin K shots. She is very happy and active. Jen is so excited to have Melanee here. Mom (grandma) is just as excited.

Jen is one of those people who has to eat every two hours. Since she was supposed to go into the hospital to be induced at 7:30 am, she couldn’t eat after 10 pm on Wednesday. Due to other cases, they didn’t have Jen come in until 11 am. Because Jen wanted the epidural, she refused to eat anything. She was able to have a cup of ice with flavoring or a popsicle once an hour. By the time Jen started pushing she hadn’t eaten in 24 hours, so she was tired. She did an amazing job. I now know why they call it labor! Jen gets to rest in the hospital until Saturday.