Jackson Kal Schank has finally arrived!

Okay so this is very long overdue considering Jacksin is almost 4 weeks old, but I feel pretty proud of the fact that I am getting to it at all.  So here is the story.  My due date was April 21st, but on april 19th Jackson decided it was time to get out of there. And I am thankful he did! My water broke at about 1:30 pm and it just happened to break right as Kal walked in the door for lunch and right when I was going to the bathroom.  I know this is a little too much information, but it was great because there was no mess and it was perfect timing.  I was pretty worried about knowing when I was in labor and when to go to the hospital, but since I was one of those lucky 10% whose water broke I did not have to worry about that.  I hadn't really been having many contractions that morning so I wasn't really prepared.  When my water broke I had to finish packing my hospital bag and Kal had to pack his stuff too.  We got to the hospital around 2 and they determined that yes, my water had broken and I would be having Jackson within the next 24 hours.  They said that we should expect to wait about 2 hours for every cm and I was only at 1.5 cm.  We thought we were in for a very long night!  But, Jackson had a different plan and it only took4 hours to go from 1.5 cm to 10cm.  Unfortunately Jacksons heart rate kept dropping because I dialated so quickly and they had to get him out very fast.  So as soon as I hit a 10 they started vaccuming and I only pushed for 10 minutes.  And finally at 6:41pm Jackson Kal Schank had arrived!  He weighed 7lbs 12oz and was 19.5 inches long (Although at his 2 week check up he was 21.5 inches long, so it is more likely that this was his length at birth).  He is absolutley perfect and we are so in love! He already has us wrapped around his perfect little fingers.  We love you Jackson and are so happy to have you in our lives!

Oh and just a little shout out to daddy. He was so wonderful and helped me so much! I was honestly worried that he might pass out or something, but he was a pro! He cut the cord and everything and didn't even blink. Thank you for all the love and support babe. I couldn't have done this without you!