It's a Boy!!!!!

I feel bad I haven't updated everyone but for those of you who have not heard our newest family member has arrived. He came 3 days late but is very perfect. Jackson Thomas Ortiz was born on Wednesday, February 18th at 10:30 pm. He weighed 9 pounds 1 ounce, and was 22 inches long. He is a very big boy but is a fantastic sleeper and eater. We are all getting used to parenting. Jaime is a wonderful father and has not once refused to change a poopy diaper. He rushes home after work to hold his son.
Jackson decided to listen to his mommy and wait until the 17th was over before he decided to make his entrance into the world. We had been talking while he was in my tummy and I had wanted to work up until the 17th to not loose some sick days. He actually waited until 2 in the morning of the 18th to start coming. By 7 in the morning my contractions were 15 minutes apart. We already had a doctors appointment set for that day so we waited until 10 to go into the doctors. Once there my contractions were down to 7 minutes apart. We were quickly admitted to the hospital and then the fun really began. The doctor gave me an epidural which didn't work on my left side so they had to redo the epidural. That one didn't work either. So I was left getting ready for the big push without much pain medication. I do not recommend this but I guess since my pregnancy had gone so well I guess 20 hours of pain is not too bad. At 5:30 that night I began pushing. I had to stop for one hour for my cervix to be completely gone but at 6:30 began pushing again. Finally at 10:30 Jackson made his big debute. It was a wonderful experience and we will do it again, I am not sure when but not too soon. Enjoy the pictures at the bottom of the page. I will try to update these soon. Jackson is very loved by everyone around him. Thanks to all of my friends and family who have supported us. My son is hungry so I will write more soon.