Nancy can feel free to come behind me and edit this post, but I think it is safe to say that James was an easier birth than Hazel. We got to the hospital at about 9 p.m. on October 9, 2012. Nancy wasn't quite dilated enough, but she was having regular contractions, so we walked around the Coral Springs hospital a bit. I think we watched Full House in an empty wing of the hospital.
Nancy's epidural worked this time, so she was pain free. We watched a little bit of Dancing with the Stars once we got admitted, I listened to the Hunger Games books on tape, and we dozed until the morning time.
Nancy's midwife never showed up, even though they called her, so the worst part was that Nancy had to wait to push for about 40 minutes after she wanted. It turns out it was in the middle of a shift change and the first doctor didn't want to come in, but the second one, a military doctor, came in and delivered James lickity-split.
James was healthy and happy. He even nursed, to our relief. We moved to a private room, which we thought was going to be expensive but our good ol' federal insurance kicked in and paid for it.
Hazel, unfortunately, was still sick, so even though she came to visit her baby brother in the hospital, she wasn't able to stay long.
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