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Jackson's Birth Story

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I woke up June 13th around 5:55am to some strong contractions.  At first I didn't think they were anything too serious because the last couple of nights you hadn't let me sleep very well.  Always pushing really hard and flopping around.  It was when I started watching the clock and realizing they were every 5-10 minutes that I realized today might be your grand entrance day!  Your dad had to get up early to go to work with your Uncle Josh in Denver so I told him to pack his hospital bag up just in case.  I kept timing my contractions and they kept coming.  They were pretty uncomfortable but I was able to get the rest of my stuff together and packed.  Luckily, the day before I had done all the laundry, including sheets, cleaned the shower really well, and had wrote down all the important numbers I might need. I watched the contractions for about an hour and Doctor Howell had told me if they were strong for an hour and every 2-5 minutes apart I should go to the hospital.  I