Taylor Alyssa Southam joined our family on December 3, 2008 at 1:06 pm . I was nervous as heck for her to come (mostly because I’m a wimp and can’t endure pain well). I was induced, and she came quickly. Five hours after they started the petocin, she made her debut. It wasn’t bad at all—especially because of the epidural they gave me. When I could feel pressure, I said to the nurse, “I think I have to go to the bathroom.” She checked me and said, “Ummmm…nope…you don’t. That’s a head. I’ll get the doctor.” It was then I began freaking out and wondering how I was supposed to push a kid out. After about 10 minutes of pushing (maybe 4-5 pushes), she came. She was beautiful, and I was so overwhelmed with the spirituality of it all that I wept—and so did Matt.
As first time parents we loved it. We spent every minute with her, and bragging about her. She truly made our lives feel complete. I could get into specifics about her, but I’ve documented that in our Southam Family Journal History as well.
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