Here's Anita in labor, about to head to the hospital. I had felt some discomfort early that morning but didn't realize I was in labor because the pain was so minimal compared to Callie's birth (with Callie, my water broke and I was induced 12 hours later and asked for the epidural shortly after induction). With Zane, the contractions just felt like bad cramps. It wasn't until they were coming about 5 minutes apart and lasting 1 minute long when we thought we should probably head to the hospital.When we arrived at the hospital at 12:21 pm, I was already dilated at 6 cm. Our doctor suggested to break my water to help the labor to progress. So after that, I gave a push and went from 8 cm to 10 cm. I pushed for 10 minutes total and Zane was born at 2:09 pm - less than 2 hours from arriving at the hospital.
Proud and happy parents with Zane, minutes after being born
Zane getting cleaned up
Us with Jan, who was my labor coach. She's American and lives in Chiang Mai, one of her main ministries being providing help to people like us who come to Chiang Mai to have their babies. I was so grateful to have her there. She was a life-saver.
Us with Dr. Suppachai, who delivered Zane. He was great!
This is what the labor room looked like. The delivery was also done here, on this bed. The whole labor and delivery was so fast and went so smoothly. And without drugs - keep in mind also that my pain tolerance level is very, very low... But now I totally recommend a natural birth to everyone - if I can do it, so can you! :)
Callie meeting her little brother for the first time. She wasn't sure what she thought about him at first, but she's warmed up to him now. 
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Hey! We are so happy for you all and miss you very much! Can't wait to speak with you soon.
K,P,H,Q, and Jack.
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