Valerie

Valerie followed Corinne by two and a half years just about to the day.  With the third, we thought we had figured out this giving birth thing.  The others went quickly enough that I was wondering if she was going to be born in the back seat.

During baby classes, they tell you to pack a bag to keep yourself occupied in the delivery room in case it was a long labor.  We skipped that step.  We probably shouldn't have.  This labor started with Gail's water breaking, not so much the contractions.  The morning dragged on, still no contractions.  Finally, the doctor told us to head to the hospital. 

In the afternoon, they decided that it needed to induce labor, so they gave Gail Pitosin to speed things up.  By the time that kicked in, Gail was in serious pain but it was too late for a epidural.  (Gail likes to point out that I got annoyed because labor started right in the middle of a movie.)  Shortly after midnight, Valerie grudgingly came into the world. 

Three for three on the girl front.  Once again, our friend Jeff drew a beautiful drawing for the birth announcement.