Finley Parker has finally arrived! She decided to come early and it is quite the story. Brian and I went to the Razorback basketball game Friday night after eating out with Betty and Lee. I was having really bad gas pains and just uncomfortable. I made Brian walk around the arena with me several times. By the time we got home and I took of my maternity jeans (that were too small), I felt a little better. Brian fixed me some hot chocolate and I fell asleep on the couch for about an hour. After that- no sleep. I kept thinking this is the worst gas I have ever had. It would come and go... About three in the morning, Brian asked if I thought it was labor. I laughed- its just sharp gas pains. We timed them anyways. They were three minutes apart and then would be ten minutes apart. I let Brian go to sleep at 4. Around 7, I woke him up so we could go to Walgreens and get me a suppository. I had to get the gas out! The pain started getting pretty intense. I started to worry that something could be wrong with my placenta. I was bleeding a little... Brian called his dad and his dad said I had to be in labor because gas pains don't last that long. I was unconvinced so I took another suppository and got in the shower. Around 930, Brian decided to go ahead and shower and get dressed. He then convinced me we should just go up to the hospital and see. So we packed the bags just in case, knowing we were going to return home. They set me up in a triage room. I told them I thought it was just gas. She checked me and said, Yep you're in labor- you are 6cm dilated, your bag of water is bulging and she could feel the baby's head. She couldn't believe I was 6cm and just coming in. I immediatelty asked for an epidural. 45 minutes later, I was set up in a room, getting the epidural, and already 8cm dilated. The nurses kept calling me brave for lasting that long- I said not brave, stupid. She progressed quickly, I only pushed for about 35 minutes- and out she came! By the time we left the hospital, word had spread about the girl who thought she had gas and was in labor. Finley Parker Henderson was born at 4:58pm, 6lbs 15oz, 20 inches. And she has hair like her mother!
