We had her!! Miss Hanna graced us with her presence on July 23rd at 8:53 p.m.! She was 6 pounds 8 ounces and 21 inches long. She is my smallest baby yet. I want to document the events, but they may be too much for some of you so stop here if so:) I had been having contractions (just little ones) since my Dr. appointment on Thursday but they weren't painful. We both felt like it was going to happen soon but then they subsided. This was not an ideal time for us to have her because Brooks was heading out of town on Sunday morning to go to Nevada to take the bar exam so we were hoping she would come right after he got back, but of course things don't always work out as you plan. In this case they worked out better we were able to have her so he wouldn't have to worry about me oing into labor while he was gone. I woke up on Friday and they started up again and started to get more and more painful. By about 2:30 they were 5 minutes apart and really painful so we headed to the hospital. When I got there I was dilated to a 5 and they checked me in. About an hour later I got my epidural YAY! and life was wonderful from that point on ha ha:) I had to have antibiotics because I was strep b positive so they wouldn't break my water until those were finished. So, at 8:00 they broke my water and I was dilated all the way. Unfortunately my body wasn't having consistent contractions so it was a little tricky getting her out. Brooks and I were starting to get really nervous. At one point Brooks was so stressed he said he was going to be sick and had to sit down. I was about to lose it as well. Everytime I would push she would start to come out, but because I wasn't contracting she would head right back in as soon as I stopped pushing. Finally they decided to use the vacuum on her and he pulled so hard it popped off her head. After SEVERAL pushes she arrived and I couldn't be happier. I forgot how much I love newborns. I am seriously enjoying everything about being the mom of a newborn even being up at night. I am so lucky to be up at 4 in the morning with the cutest thing ever:) My kids didn't know what to think at first. Will wouldn't come by me because he was scared since I was all hooked up to several different things. He quickly warmed up and is loving her too. Halle jumped right up and started kissing and poking her as soon as she saw her. It was really hard to see Brooks leave on Sunday when we checked out of the hospital and head to Vegas! So sad! Luckily my mom was nice enough to come pick us up and drive us to Logan to help me take care of 3 children while he is gone because as I am learning that is a tricky task! We miss him and can't wait for him to come home:) In the meantime I am loving all of my children very much and enjoying the opportunity to be a mom:)
We had her!! Miss Hanna graced us with her presence on July 23rd at 8:53 p.m.! She was 6 pounds 8 ounces and 21 inches long. She is my smallest baby yet. I want to document the events, but they may be too much for some of you so stop here if so:) I had been having contractions (just little ones) since my Dr. appointment on Thursday but they weren't painful. We both felt like it was going to happen soon but then they subsided. This was not an ideal time for us to have her because Brooks was heading out of town on Sunday morning to go to Nevada to take the bar exam so we were hoping she would come right after he got back, but of course things don't always work out as you plan. In this case they worked out better we were able to have her so he wouldn't have to worry about me oing into labor while he was gone. I woke up on Friday and they started up again and started to get more and more painful. By about 2:30 they were 5 minutes apart and really painful so we headed to the hospital. When I got there I was dilated to a 5 and they checked me in. About an hour later I got my epidural YAY! and life was wonderful from that point on ha ha:) I had to have antibiotics because I was strep b positive so they wouldn't break my water until those were finished. So, at 8:00 they broke my water and I was dilated all the way. Unfortunately my body wasn't having consistent contractions so it was a little tricky getting her out. Brooks and I were starting to get really nervous. At one point Brooks was so stressed he said he was going to be sick and had to sit down. I was about to lose it as well. Everytime I would push she would start to come out, but because I wasn't contracting she would head right back in as soon as I stopped pushing. Finally they decided to use the vacuum on her and he pulled so hard it popped off her head. After SEVERAL pushes she arrived and I couldn't be happier. I forgot how much I love newborns. I am seriously enjoying everything about being the mom of a newborn even being up at night. I am so lucky to be up at 4 in the morning with the cutest thing ever:) My kids didn't know what to think at first. Will wouldn't come by me because he was scared since I was all hooked up to several different things. He quickly warmed up and is loving her too. Halle jumped right up and started kissing and poking her as soon as she saw her. It was really hard to see Brooks leave on Sunday when we checked out of the hospital and head to Vegas! So sad! Luckily my mom was nice enough to come pick us up and drive us to Logan to help me take care of 3 children while he is gone because as I am learning that is a tricky task! We miss him and can't wait for him to come home:) In the meantime I am loving all of my children very much and enjoying the opportunity to be a mom:)
