Well its official! We are parents! Our little Annie came into the world on Oct. 15th at 9:45 AM. She weighed 7 lbs. 15 ounces, and was 20 inches long. She is now 3 and 1/2 weeks old, weighs 9 lbs 6 ounces and is becoming more and more fun every day! The only problem is that she is growing to fast! I almost started to cry today as I looked at her in her crib because she as already changed so much.
(sorry about the leg in this picture...)
Annie was ready to come out 5 days early. I was more then excited when I started to have contractions early on the morning of October 15th. I woke up to a contraction at 2:30 AM. It hurt really bad but i just decided to lay there for a moment before waking Drew. Another one came 5 minutes later. I woke Drew up and told him it was game time. He just rolled over and said, "Not yet... Just go back to sleep." I started to laugh and said no seriously this might be it. He told me to time it for a while so i did for 30 minutes. The contractions were coming fast and a lot harder then they were 30 minutes before. I got in the shower to see if it would help me calm down. I got out of the shower and was in so much pain I threw up. Drew started packing my bag (that is how prepared we were) while i sat at the edge of my bed in some serious pain! Two hours went by and by 4:30 I made Drew stop doing the dishes (Drew was doing the dishes for some reason...) and help me in the car. When I got to the hospital i was dilated to a 5. They asked me if i wanted a epidural. I said HECK YES. It was so nice for about 20 minutes... then it stopped working. It sure didn't work at all, just numbed my left leg and lets just say it was one painful experience. At least i know i can have natural births now:).
I ended up pushing for only 25 minutes and out she came at 9:47 AM. It was the most amazing experience I have ever witnessed. Drew helped me so much with the calm and warming person he his.
Annie only about 20 minutes old
I couldn't believe how much hair she had. I thought for sure my baby would be bald until she was 3, cause I sure was.
Annie came home with us the next day. That night was a interesting one. Pretty sure i got about 1 hour of sleep. However she is sleeping so much better now (thanks Estee and Linds for helping me out with her schedule).
She was born with the best dimples! I just love when she shows them off.
Grandpa Cal teaching me how to hold her:)
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bub-bye
