I worked the day I went into labor. (It was my last day before I was to go on maternity leave) I had gone home and my Mom and I went for a long walk. I cooked Geoff dinner. I was noticing some discomfort so I took a warm shower and after, Geoff & I headed to Sears at South Coast Plaza. My contractions started getting stronger while we were in Sears and I was getting irritable so we left. As I sat down in the car, I felt a gush of fluid, I knew my water had just broken. I was so thrilled ,I called our parents (then the hospital)
We arrived at the hospital around 8:30 pm and I was admitted to labor and delivery. I feel sorry for the people waiting in the ER lobby. I didn't know when your water breaks you continue to gush fluid!!! I left a nice puddle in the lobby...OOPS!
My parents showed up to the hospital after the Dr. confirmed I was in true labor. I was 6 cm and 80% effaced. My Mom and I walked the halls for an hour or so before Samantha
Ascher and Amanda Brown showed. I asked for the "cocktail" as I called it, I didn't need the epidural yet. Around midnight I was really starting to feel the pressure and wanted real drugs. My parents spent the night with us in the hospital. I didn't get any sleep with the nurses constantly moving the fetal monitors and taking my
temperature. I stopped pretending to try to sleep around 6:00 am and asked if they could check me I felt so much pressure. The nurse said she didn't want to check me because I was running a slight fever. (since my water broke 10 hours before) We waited and waited until Doctor
Koperek came in around 9:30 am and said I was 10 cm
dilated and 100% effaced. He said I had about an hour to two hours of pushing and he would come back. The nurse got set up to do a "test" push and had to call the Dr. back, Cash was literally right there. I pushed for about 30
mins with 3 minuted between contractions (which apparently is long breaks)
Cash joined our family on Thursday, October 22, 2008 at 10:15 am with his Nana, Papa, Grammie, Grampa, Smooch & Aunt Sandy all there to greet him. He is truly a blessed child.
Later Christmas night we went over to the Ansel Family's Home and continued the Christmas celebration. Cash was bundled up as a reindeer, he look so toasty and cute!
Dave Pherrin sent over Cash's first glove, it is sooooo cute!!!
Sharon & Craig Fairbanks
Geoff said driving with him in the car was the scariest thing he's ever done.
He looked so cute in his little incubator. 
My parents showed up to the hospital after the Dr. confirmed I was in true labor. I was 6 cm and 80% effaced. My Mom and I walked the halls for an hour or so before Samantha Ascher and Amanda Brown showed. I asked for the "cocktail" as I called it, I didn't need the epidural yet. Around midnight I was really starting to feel the pressure and wanted real drugs. My parents spent the night with us in the hospital. I didn't get any sleep with the nurses constantly moving the fetal monitors and taking my temperature. I stopped pretending to try to sleep around 6:00 am and asked if they could check me I felt so much pressure. The nurse said she didn't want to check me because I was running a slight fever. (since my water broke 10 hours before) We waited and waited until Doctor Koperek came in around 9:30 am and said I was 10 cm dilated and 100% effaced. He said I had about an hour to two hours of pushing and he would come back. The nurse got set up to do a "test" push and had to call the Dr. back, Cash was literally right there. I pushed for about 30 mins with 3 minuted between contractions (which apparently is long breaks) 
The guys even had their own game. My Mom had all the men blow up ballons (they had no idea what was to come) then she tied ribbon on their shoes, told them to put their balloon in their shirt and try to tie their shoes. It was so funny to watch them (some popped their balloons) Uncle Simon won. Such great sports the men of our family are.
