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Sorry for the delay, but we've been busy!

Samuel Edward James Kilistoff was born Friday morning at 9:09 am, weighing 6lbs, 10oz, and 20 1/4 inches long. We are so excited to been trusted with this healthy, happy little guy. He has a full head of blond/coppery hair, a crease in his chin, and a dimple in each cheek. He is squeaky and grunty and we think he's great.

His arrival was kind of interesting, and very different from my last birth experience. I was booked for an induction Thursday morning, but the nurse called that morning and said that they were bumping me due to the fact that there were 6 other priority cases that needed dealt with that morning. We were pretty let down, but we decided that we needed to be positive about the whole thing. That afternoon we were called by the nurses and they said to come in right then because things were pretty calm. We got there at 4:15 and were admitted right away. The nurse that was assigned to me told we that it was going to take a while for things to get underway because there were 7 women who had simultaneously decided to give birth and all of the residents were busy.

At 7pm, they started my induction and stuff started to happen right away, it was really uncomfortable, especially because Mark decided that this was a good time to come down with stomach flu. At 10:30 they moved me into labour and delivery, even though I wasn't that far dilated, because they wanted to start running the antibiotics (Strep B positive). They stopped my induction because it was going too fast for me to get the full dose of antibiotics. At 3:30am they broke my water and started a different induction drug at 4am. This drug didn't go so well. Every time I had a contraction, the baby's heart rate did funny things, so they stopped it. Then on my own I dilated a little more. They decided a 5:30 to start the drug again. After only 2 contractions, we stopped it again, because the same thing happened again.

At this point they were pretty discouraged. At 6:30 am they checked me again, and again I had dilated another cm on my own, but my contractions were not consistent. I filled out pre-op papers and got myself mentally ready to have a c-section. I had one last frantic prayer that I wouldn't have to undergo a c-section if it were at all possible and felt that, regardless of what happened, that everything would be fine. Mark was the worst shade of gray and couldn't even stand upright.

After a nurse shift change, I was still waiting to know what was going to happen. At 8:30am the new nurse came in and she said she was going to check me, and confirm the course of action for delivery. In less than 2 hours I had dilated to 9 cm and was almost ready to go. No c-section!

My doctor didn't believe the nurse and checked me himself. Again, 9-9 1/2 cm was the prognosis. Dr. Schubert had another patient to check at a different hospital, and decided to go do that while I finished dilating and the room was set up for delivery. The nurse called him back 10 minutes later, because I needed to push. I breathed and waited for him to return as the nurse rushed around and got everything ready. Dr. Schubert rushed in at 9 am and after a very short time, Sam arrived and life changed forever.

We love our new little boy and are very happy that everything is fine. Mark and I can't believe that after so many years of waiting, we actually get to raise a little one here on earth.

Thanks for all of the prayers and well wishes over the last 9 months. They are always appreciated.