Cannon arrived on Sunday, September 27th at 11:41pm. He weighed in at 7 lbs 15oz and was 20 inches long. Here is his birth story in a nut shell:
I woke up to a surprise on Sunday morning...my water had broke. Blaine and I drove to the hospital shortly after and were admitted to the labor and delivery unit at Jordan Valley Hospital. After the doctor broke the remainder of my water, things started moving along. I received an epidural and thought things would be smooth sailing afterward. However, the epidural was not placed in the correct location, which caused a couple hours worth of pain. The anesthesiologist kept giving me more and more doses of medication, hoping for the epidural to kick in, which did not work at all. The only thing the medication did do was make my right leg completely numb! So, after two hours of feeling the contractions, I finally had another epidural placed and finally felt RELIEF! I was in active labor for about 11 hours before Cannon arrived. Once he did arrive, he quickly went to the nursery because his respiratory rate was high. After a couple of hours in the nursery, Cannon was finally able to come stay with us in the recovery room. :)
Cannon is such a great blessing to us! I cannot believe how much I already love that little guy! He is the cutest little thing and I look forward to my three months of maternity leave to spend time with him. Welcome to our family Cannon!
