We arrived at the hospital around 9 am. I began to realize things were real this time when I couldn't get out of the car until a contraction had passed. I also was not opposed to a wheel chair! Upon checking in the strangest thing happened, I began to cry for what felt like no reason. I wasn't in pain (at the moment) and I had given birth before so I wasn't afraid of what was coming. Anyways, I had yet another contraction while being wheeled to triage. This time, the nurse checked me before hooking me up to the machines. I was just about 7 cm dilated. I wasn't going home without a baby this time! I was quickly admitted to the hospital and wheeled to a delivery room. From there things began to progress pretty quickly. By 10:00 am I was 8 cm dilated. At around 10:45 my water had not broken and my contractions had slowed down significantly. Things were quite different than with Eva. With Eva I was induced. This created contractions that were consistently 2 minutes apart for the duration of labor. With this pregnancy there was no predictability of when the next contraction would be. A bit frustrating, but at the same time it allowed me to have more recovery time in between. And, when things had stopped for a bit I felt a bit more rested and ready for the next phase. At this point, we decided to get the show on the road and the doctor ruptured my waters. It was 11:00 am and I was 8.5 cm dilated. By 11:15 I was ready to push...talk about getting the show on the road!
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