John, Bethany and Ian

We have a new addition to our family. He has been here for a while, just not out of the womb. Dad is updating the blog because mom is resting. We had a good birth. We started the night at about midnight, Bethany had me time the contractions and they were still too far apart to make a move to the hospital. I went back to sleep until she woke me up about 2 am and I started timing again. At around 3 am the contractions were strong and coming even more regular. We called the doctor and she said to call her back when contractions were 5 minutes apart. So about an hour later we called her back and told her our good news and she told us to come in. We got ready at home and left and made it to the hospital about 4:45 am. By the time we were admitted to labor and delivery Bethany was 4 cm and we were able to get the epidural. When the epidural had its effect it was such a relief to Bethany and she was able to rest. At 8 am Bethany was 8 cm and then at 10:30 am she was fully dilated. The nurse, who is great, got the room ready and had Bethany push one time to see how she would do...that's when we saw Ian's little head. The nurse called the doctor and she was over in about 5 minutes and with about 3 contractions - 8 pushes - then Ian's head popped out. It was all over so fast. Ian was born at 11:06 am and weighs 6 pounds and is 19.5 inches long. Bethany is now eating some food she ordered and Ian is sleeping in Grandma Blough's arms. We have contacted many people and I hope that many more can find out through our blog. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. Little Ian Robert Blough Simpson has the right idea with sleeping, Bethany and I will do that soon. Bethany and Ian will be spending 2 nights here and then we will go home. We are so excited and can't wait to share more with you all.