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Charles Kevin Arthur Dean arrived on June 14 at 9:19 pm. I was having a nap and at around 4 o'clock my water broke. I yelled out the window to Jody who was working in the yard "It's time, my water broke!" Since Morgan's delivery was such a long process (27 hours from the time my water broke), we figured we had tons of time. Jody finished some yard work, I watered plants, he showered, we stopped at Jody's office, hit the drive thru so Jody could pick up some supper and arrived at the hospital at about 5:40. By then it felt like I might be having contractions every 5 minutes, but I still wasn't sure. We waited for over an hour for the doctor to come and check whether my water had broken. By that time, contractions were coming every 2-3 minutes and they were getting more intense. The nurses decided to get me prepped. I asked for an epidural pretty soon after, and within a few minutes of getting it, I was fully dialated. They told me to start pushing at 8:40. Jody and I couldn't believe that it was going so quickly. Charlie arrived at 9:19 pm and weighed 7 lbs 13 oz. Today is our first day home and the little man is doing a lot of sleeping. I'm sure he's just saving up his energy for after midnight. Morgan is very interested and helping lots. She's going to be a great big sister. We are so in love!