Her life story begins- Day Two

Our little Mckinley is two days old today! How weird is that? Yesterday I could look down and still see her moving and hear the heart beat on the monitor next to my bed and now she is here.
So, here is how it all played out. We arrived to the hospital yesterday @ 7:30. I was put on Cervadil (spelling??) at 10:05 am because I was a "tight 2 and only 60-65% effaced). They said once that was in place they wouldn't check me again for 12 HOURS!?!? That was a LOOOONG 12 hours. I couldn't eat anything but praise the man that invented Beef Broth- I will probably never put it to my lips again but there is something to be said for the tastiness of beef broth and Jell-o when it is the only "food" you get for 24 hours. Around 8:30-9:00 I started having contractions- pretty good ones that I could watch on the monitor and that took my breath away. Now a minor disclaimer for all you "au natraulers" out there- more power to you, you are definitely more woman than I BUT....WHY? The epidural was THE BEST THING I have ever had in my entire life. I was a little worried in the beginning about all the pain but once the epidural kicked it, had my legs not have weighed 1000 lbs, I could do anything. Loved it! I can say that I felt the contractions and breathed through some major ones, but I can also say that my delivery was textbook perfect....maybe even a little better...Like Harry Potter perfect or something. @ 11:00 pm they checked me out and I had dilated to a 5 which was HUGE progress and right away I asked for the medicine. The anesthesiologist was amazing! It hardly hurt ( I think the IV hurt worse) and they were excellent at making it peaceful and really calming before hand. I was able to get some sleep through the night (between the checks, rechecks and what not) and @ 9:30 or so they decided to break my water. My Dr. thought that he would be coming back @ 12:00 or so to deliver her but by 10:15 it was go time. I pushed maybe 5-6 times and out she came.
What a truly divine experience. I have never felt so accomplished, so proud or so close to the Savior in my life until that moment. Our little girl is sheer perfection (and the APGAR clarified 9.9). I am so happy she is here and the joy she has already brought. She is our little squeaker and Mark has been a real trooper. Has has done ALL the diaper changes, most of the feedings and holds her a lot. My mom was here and was a blessing too but we are sad that most of you are only getting to see her in pictures. I will post some more today just need to get the cable here so I can upload them. Thanks for all the prayers and love. We are truly blessed far more than we deserve. She is going to change our lives and we are so excited to see what will happen! We love you guys!