Babies

Twelve hours later...a boy was born. So my thoughts on this process...the initial reason to induce was because they were tired of waiting for the baby to come naturally. But due to his size and my sisters blood pressure the doctor wanted to do it as well. They were admitted around 6 a.m. the ball got rolling around 8. When she started to feel contractions she didn't like them so she asked for the epidural, the rest of the day if she felt some pain she would hit a button and the pain meds would make it go away. She began to feel some pain in her back that the epidural was not resolving so she asked for additional pain killers, which they supplied her. She was numb and couldn't move her legs. Due to this she couldn't walk or roll from side to side which delayed the birth. You could monitor her contractions on a screen and she would just lay there, talking through them. Her husband was bored, there was no comforting going on, they weren't excited that they were about to become a family. She delivered at 6:12 p.m.
Due to the epidural, she couldn't push so it was between a c-section or "vacuuming" him out. She went with the later. This causes the baby to have a temporary, misshaped head and may cause them to have a headache. He was very quiet, but he was also on all of the pain meds she was on, so it will take a couple of days for them to run through his system.
Two women in rooms on either side of her had natural childbirths and you could hear them screaming for about 20 - 30 minutes, then you heard the sound of the infants.
Observation & conversation: from the women I have talked to and seen those that have had a natural childbirth versus those that have had an epidural/"the easy way" are more excited and connected to their children and their husbands are as well. They are amazed by the little life not wondering who to send a message to on Facebook and when they are getting back to work. So I can only conclude that the way to go is hold out as long as possible, get pissed off that something hurts that much, and make sure to get the epidural before it's too late, but not so soon that you miss the experience.
I'm getting attached to the name David Asahel. David means beloved, Asahel means created by G-d. In the bible David was Asahel's uncle. I cannot remember if David was a good person...there is The Star of David. And in my life Asahel was used several times within the family.
I cannot wait to have a home. I'm in limbo and it's getting to me.