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This posting is long overdue, but we have been busy! On Sunday, August 3rd at about 7:30 PM, Pat and I went in to the hospital-I had been having hard contractions since 4:00 that morning, but they weren't close enough together to go in any earlier. Once we got in there, we were told to walk around the hospital for 2 hours since I was only dilated 1-2 cm (this was already 9PM). Just after an hour, the nurse informed us that if I hadn't progressed any further, we would have to be sent home because they were so full in the hospital that they had other laboring patients lined up in the waiting room needing a room. Well by then, they would have had to wheel me out against my own will-I wasn't about to leave-I could hardly walk with all the pain. But, I was then dilated to 2-3 cm and got my ticket to stay. By 11:00 I insisted on my epidural, and after doing the paperwork, the IV, and waiting for the anesthesiologist to get out of the O.R., it was about 1AM. I got the epidural, and was already at 9cm. I had never felt better! At 3:24 AM Olivia was born! We can't even explain in words how we felt at that moment. We were/are the proudest parents ever. She was perfect-weighing in at 7 lbs 8 oz and 19 inches long. We spent some time with her alone and then gave Grandma Driscoll a call that she had a new granddaughter waiting to meet her! She got to the hospital at 4:30AM and got to spend some time with us before we were moved up to our room. The hospital was so busy with women delivering that we had to share a room with another couple. It was not what we were expecting, and because everything was good with Olivia and I, we went home a day early. On Wednesday. we picked up Heath and Kristi from the airport and they got to spend 5 days with us. We were so excited that they got to make the trip and really enjoyed their company. On Friday, my Dad, Dan, and Izabella drove down here and arrived by 11:30 Saturday morning. Grandpa couldn't get here fast enough to meet his new granddaughter! It has been so nice to have them here-we have been having such a good time and will miss all their help and company when they have to leave on Thursday.