Baby Rachel Lynne

So where to begin? My dr appt on tuesday I found out I was dilated to a 3 and -2 station. My dr was worried because she was speaking at a conference and would be out of town from thursday to sunday so she said I better have this baby soon or cross my legs until after sunday, lol. Even though I really tried to take it easy, I still went in to work and sure enough thursday morning at 3 am my water broke! Blake, my mom and I went to the hospital and for 2 hours i still wasnt having contractions so on came the Pit. A few hours later I was dilated to a 6 1/2 when I got the epidural (amazing!). Took a nap and before I knew it, it was time to push and it was 1 in the afternoon. THREE hours later I had no progress. But we were all in good spirits and I was still energized and excited. I didnt look at the clock and I didnt ask how long I had been pushing for. I was determined to have a good attitude and I think it paid off. Our nurse started preparing us for a possible c section but Dr. Rice came in for the rescue. She whipped out the vacuum (which is really just a small hand pump) and started having me push again. Baby Rachel was so stuck that the vacuum popped off her head. Then out came the scissors for an episiotomy but i had to tear the rest of the way before we were finally able to get her out! whew. And right away we realized she was worth it, and that she was a good pound and a half bigger than we were told to expect!!! No contractions yet...

Napping after the epidural, ahh....

shes finally here!!!

what a chunk! 7 lbs 10 oz, not 6lbs... 2 1/2 weeks early, mommy and daddy are in love with her! BTW, besides her actual birth, the best part of labor was when the nurse said I was 10 centimeters and Blakes eyes went as wide as dinner plates and he says "I just got butterflies in my stomach, im so excited!"

Just glad shes here and healthy!

My chunky monkey. She had some jaundice when we left the hospital, she hadto be on the bili blanket or in the suitcase 24/7... not fun. but she loved being naked all the time!

stupid bili bed. both of us bawled all day the first day, it was so sad. my mom came over and helped blake calm me and the baby down even though it was her birthday. Thanks mom (:

Jaundice gone. yay for wearing cute outfits!!!

one night her jaundice was so bad she wouldnt nurse, so blake had to feed her with a syringe.

Fell asleep during first sponge bath. LOVES having her hair washed, combed, etc, like a little lady.

Besides a few minor setbacks we are so lucky to have Rachel Lynne. She is our little miracle baby. She is the best nurser and she only cries when shes hungry. She is so happy and mellow, and she already sleeps 4 hours at a time at night! woohoo! Her daddy is in love with her. shes my little angel and we love her so much(: