Luke's Birth Story

I had so much pain from the SPD during pregnancy that I was expecting childbirth to be the worst.  It really wasn't bad at all.
My last midwife appointment was Monday and I was about 2cm, 70% effaced, -1 station. I had a lot of contractions on Monday and by the time I checked in on Tuesday I was 3cm. I was either 41 weeks 3 days (by LMP) or 41 weeks exactly (by first ultrasound).
I checked in at 930am for my induction, but they didn't even get my IV going until 11:30. The first half of my labor story is really just that my back pain was acting up and not letting me move through contractions- basically the contractions were sending the worst pains in my life through my body and I couldn't move. By 2:30, my contractions started getting really strong. My water broke on it's own around 3pm and then the contractions continued to get worse. I used all the birthing tools my hospital provides- the rocking chair, birthing ball, bed, walking, jacuzzi tub, etc. I was in the tub from 3ish-4ish then I got the epidural around 4:30 (I was at 5cm, 90% then). From 4:30-9:30 we just hung out because I couldn't get out of bed after the epidural. I was watching American Idol, playing on the internet, and hanging out. Dave and my mom were also just hanging out with me, it was actually kind of a boring stretch. Eventually, I had my mom put my makeup on and I felt ready to go :)
At 9:30 they decided to check me again and I was 9cm and 100% effaced! I was very surprised because the epidural was amazing and I couldn't really feel all that progress that I made. I honestly don't know why or how people do not get epidurals.
It was time to start pushing. I pushed for 2 hours and at about 11:45 the midwife said, "Do you really want this baby to be born on the 17th?" I said, yes, is that possible? She replied with "if you really start pushing then yes it is." I was determined. At 11:55 of I looked up and saw the time and was like oh crap, he's going to be born tomorrow and started to cry (I do not know why i let this drive me but hey any motivation works) and I could tell we were really close. (I had a mirror during the entire birth and it was the most incredible thing)
At 11:59 on April 17, 2012, Lucas Suter Goldstein was born and Dave announced "it's a boy!, he's a boy, we have a son!". His cord was wrapped around his neck twice but He cried immediately. They had to suction his lungs because he might have swallowed some meconium (they knew this at 3pm when my water broke). At birth he was 7 lbs 9 ounces, 21 1/4 inches. He is perfect. I love him so much and am so happy.

We did it! We have a son!