I will start at the beginning though. Bethany was a surprise from the start, I didn't even know I was pregnant for her till I was almost through the first trimester, (10 weeks). I was still breastfeeding my 18 month old and for that reason I was not having a regular cycle at all. On March 29th I broke out in a rash, but it was brushed off as being allergic to something, I didn't know it could be because of pregnancy. My husband and I both checked it out individually then confronted each other. The morning of April 1st I got a very clear positive result, which led me to realize that pregnancy tests don't play april fools jokes, i was indeed pregnant.
Fast forward to Nov 4th, I went for a regular check with our doctor and found out I was 3 cm. By now I just want the baby out, 39 weeks and 1 day. Our doctor did a sweep and light contractions started irregular and not consistent. They remained that way till about 8pm when they started becoming more regular and stronger. Great just as I was trying to watch survivor. Still these contractions were not the ones to go to the hospital on and not even real labor yet but were enough to be a distraction. By 10pm everything changed and we decided it was time to go into the hospital, we arrived there about 10:15ish and made our way to the maternity ward. I was checked and was still at 3 cm, no change but our dr. was called in and showed up about 30 minutes later. The contractions again changed and got really intense, I decided I wanted an epidural for get this whole natural thing. I was checked again and found to be 9-10 cm, so from 3- 9 in 1 hour, ouch! I was allowed to start pushing, here is where everything changes. After pushing for a while the baby was still not moving down well, turns out she was turned so her head would come out sideways. Every so often the doctor would try to turn her. I remember pushing with every contraction and not feeling her move at all, I would ask the doctor " did she move" and my doctor would just give me a look that I know was a no, but she was trying not to discourage me, when she would move a little she would tell me and was very encouraging. My poor husband through all this is having to deal with me getting upset because I would not get an answer, because she was not moving, because they would not pull her out, and I was squeezing his hand so very hard, I love that guy! Finally after a very natural and trying labor, 2 1/2 hours of pushing our little girl was welcomed into our arms, looking at the sky. She was born sunnyside up! I am so very thankful that our doctor was able to let us deliver naturally and not rush us off for a c-section. She weighed in at a healthy 8lbs 4oz and 19 1/2 inches. 
Although there were times through this that I felt drained and that I could not push another time, I was encourage continually by my doctor, and my husband to keep going. This was the first time in any of my labors that I did not hemorrhage after, or have a lot of tearing, I remember laying there between contractions praying that God would bring this baby out and that she would move or turn, she did finally turn from sideways to face up and then was born fairly quickly. I have however been warned that future labors will probably be very quick. If she had been the right way she would have been born when my water broke at 9 cm. I am no longer allowed to wait at home for my water to break.
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