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The following events took place on July 31st, 2006 in Frisco, TX. All names, places, dates, and events have been changed to protect the innocent…

4:07AM – Sarah wakes me up claiming that she is having some “painful” contractions. She insists that I go get the stopwatch so we can see how far apart they’re coming. I rummage around in the closet until I find an old board game with a plastic hourglass. Every time she has a contraction, I scream Yahtzee!

5:00 AM – The contractions are about 5-7 minutes apart and lasting 1 minute or so. Sarah has been having Braxton-Hicks contractions for months, so she isn’t quite sure if this is real labor, false labor, or maybe just the department of labor.

5:25 AM – Sarah has a contraction that hurts so bad it makes her eyes tear up… Yup, it’s official, we’re going to the hospital soon. Sarah begins calling everyone in the greater Dallas area phone book to let them know she might be in labor.

5:30 AM – Sarah is still on the phone as I run around the house like a crazy person throwing anything and everything I own into bags to take to the hospital. (Looking back on it, maybe I really didn’t need to bring our patio furniture to the hospital…)

6:00 AM – Sarah is finishing up the W’s as I a iron a couple of shirts and vacuum the Zoe-hair- covered floors and carpet. I also empty the dishwasher, check my email, and install a new garbage disposal in the kitchen sink.

6:35 AM – Our bags are packed and we’re ready to go. I load up the car and make sure the car seat is installed and ready for use. I strap Zoe in to test it out – it works great! Sarah is in a LOT of pain and she’s making sure that I know exactly how much pain she’s in.

6:50 AM – Speeding down Preston Rd at a mind-bending top speed of 54mph (as fast as our little Hyundai Sonata will go).

7:00 AM – We check into the Labor & Delivery Ward at Centennial Medical Center in Frisco, TX. Our awesome nurse, Wendy, checks Sarah out – she is already 5 cm dilated and 90% effaced (if you don’t know what these terms mean, then you are either a guy, or a very manly chick)

7:30 AM – Our regular doctor is out of town, so her partner, Dr. Bailey, fills in. She is greatness and lets us know that Asher will in deed be born sometime today!

8:30 AM – Sarah is moving along great and is dilated to 7cm and the baby is at 0 station. The contractions are now 4-5 minutes apart and really intense. Sarah grabs me by the throat and yells “Get me some drugs, NOW!” It’s Epidural time! (Editors Note: Sarah was doing a phenomenal job managing the labor up to this point. The nurses were amazed that she was at 7cm and barely complaining about the pain at all. They all thought she could have the baby naturally. And naturally, Sarah thought they were all nuts)

9:00 AM – The Anesthesiologist comes in to administer an epidural and is now Sarah’s most bestest friend in the whole wide world. What a relief!

9:50 AM – Sarah is now at 10cm. 1 more hour to let the baby move down, then we PUSH!

11:00 AM – Here it comes… Ready, PUSH,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, Deep Breath and Push,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, Deep Breath, last one and PUSH,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, and 10! Great job honey. (Wait 2 minutes and repeat)

11:45 AM – Dr. Bailey arrives and the final countdown is on… Just a couple more good pushes and Asher will be here!

12:01 PM – Asher pops out without incident (Insert sound from the lollipop-lollipop song HERE). He has the cord wrapped around his little neck, and it ruptures when he squirts out, but he’s A-OK. He scores a 7 out of 10 on his first APGAR test.

12:10 PM – Asher gets wiped off and weighed and measured: 7lbs 5.8oz & 20in. He scores a 9 out of 10 on his second APGAR – Way to go son! I finally get to cut what’s left of the cord and Sarah tries to nurse him for the first time. He doesn’t make a peep.

12:50 PM – I walk down the hall to the waiting room to tell our anxious friends and family that Asher has arrived!!

The hospital has a wireless connection, but it also has a stingy firewall that prevents me from uploading files via FTP. So, posting these pics one-by-one has been a little tedious… I’ve put them on this blog for now, and I’ll have to wait until we get home to post them all in the photo gallery.

Isn’t he a cutie! Sarah and I are working on writing the whole story about his birth and I’ll post it as soon as we finish.

Sarah and I would also like to give a HUGE thanks to all our friends and family that have come for a visit or called to wish us their love and support!! We (Asher, Sarah, Zoe and I) love you all!!

Asher Jacob Yarbrough was born at 12:01pm weighing 7 lbs 6 oz & 20in long at Centennial Medical Center in Frisco, TX.