I have a very good reason for the lack of blogs lately.
我有一個很好的理由來解釋為什麼最近都沒有寫新的文章。
Our baby girl has arrived!
我們的女兒誕生了。
She came on October 1st, at 1:13pm. She was 7lbs 9oz, and 19.5 inches long!
她出生於10月1日下午1點13分。重3430克，身長為49.53公分。
We went to the hospital on the morning of October 1st at 5am. I didn't want to get induced, but because of my husband's busy school schedule, I wanted to make sure he was there for the birth of his daughter, so I made an appointment to be induced on Saturday morning.
我們在10月1日凌晨5點到達醫院。我一點也不想被"催生"，但是由於我先生學校課程忙碌，而我希望女兒出生時他能在我身旁，所以我約了醫生在星期六把女兒生出來。
By this point, I was already 5cm dilated, so I thought she would come pretty fast. I didn't want to use pitocin, which is the medicine they use to start contractions. I just wanted the doctor to break my water, and see what would happen. I was put on antibiotics when I first arrived because I tested positive for Group B Strep. Then at about 8am the doctor broke my water. Then I walked around the hospital halls to get the contractions going. Nothing was really happening so the nurse asked me if I would be okay if they turned on the pitocin just a little bit. I really didn't want to, but nothing was happening so I agreed.
到醫院時，我已經開了5公分，所以我想她應該很快就會出來。我也不想用藥去讓我開始陣痛，我只想要醫生把我的羊水弄破，然後看情形。
由於我的B型鏈球菌抗源測定為陽性，所以我一到醫院時他們就給了我抗生素 。到了8:00左右，醫生弄破了我的羊水。接下來我就在醫院裡走來走去，希望能早些開始陣痛。但是一點動靜也沒有，所以護士問我，要不要打一點催生針，我真的很不想，但是因為一點都沒有要生的意思，我只好同意。
They gave me a minimal amount and I continued to walk through the halls.
他們給了我最低劑量，然後讓我持續的在醫院走來走去。
For some reason I really didn't want to get an epidural this time. I wanted to experience natural labor. And it hurt. A LOT. I was crying and screaming.
也不知為什麼，這次我就是不想用無痛分娩。我很想經驗一次自然生產。
但是，真的痛，痛死我了。
從頭到尾我都在大哭和尖叫。
At around 1pm the pain was almost unbearable. Lucky for me I had a fabulous nurse who would push on my back and talk me through each contraction. I had very long contractions so the time in between each contraction was very short, and I didn't have enough time to take a breath before the next one began.
下午一點左右，我幾乎已經無法承受這種痛。還好我的護士非常棒，她在我每次陣痛時都會推我的背，並和我說話鼓勵我。我的陣痛很長而兩次陣痛間的時間又非常短，短到連喘一口氣迎接下一個陣痛的時間都沒有。
Finally, I was allowed to push. Every person within 15 miles of the hospital could probably hear me screaming. My poor husband had no idea what to do. In 4 pushes, my little girl arrived.
終於，到了我可以推的時候。
我想醫院中離我方圓15里的人都聽得到我的大呼小叫。
我可憐的丈夫被我慘烈的叫聲弄得不知所措。
還好，
在經過四次的用力推送後，
我的小女兒瓜瓜落地。
I couldn't believe how absolutely exhausted I was.
真是無法想像人可以累成這個樣子。
But she is here now. And I love her. She is beautiful.
但是，
她誕生了。
我愛她，
她真的好美麗。
