6am in the morning Maureen felt her water break. After a nice, complete, and large breakfast - we headed to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. We were situated in the Labor Room at about 9:30am and wasn't till about 10am that Maureen started to feel her first contractions. Ed waited patiently along Maureen's side as her contractions were coming on stronger and more painful. At about 2pm Maureen finally asked for the epidural to ease her pain. She was so comfortable that about 4pm Maureen took a nice nap being dilated at about 6 cm. We were in for a long night we thought. Well at about 6pm when Maureen woke up, she was dilated to 9 cm. Her contractions were longer and the epidural strength had a tough time masking her pain. At about 6:15pm Maureen told the nurses "I THINK IT'S TIME!". Ed was in a state of shock as he realized that the Doctor was not in the room yet. Nurses comforted both Ed & Maureen and said the Doctor was on the way. As the Doctor fought late rush-hour traffic to get to the hospital, Maureen started pushing with the Nurse's assistance. Right after Maureen's third push, the Doctor showed up in the Labor room. There was a "ballet" of Nurses suiting the Doctor, putting on gloves, moving the carts in place, and getting ready for the inevitable. At 6:46pm Grant Thomas Dugan entered the world. Ed cut the umbilical cord, and Maureen felt Grant's warm body against hers for the first time. What an exciting and exhilarating moment. Grant Thomas Dugan weighed in at 8lbs 3oz and measured 20.5 inches long. His APGAR was a 9, and both Ed & Maureen feel blessed that they have a perfectly healthy baby boy.
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