Hadley Kate

How cute is our little girl??!!  We're so glad she's here and all is well.

She arrived this afternoon at 12:10 weighing in at 7lbs 14ozs and 18 1/2 inches.  She came out using her set of lungs and has used them several times since!  Hopefully she's getting it all out now!! :)

The hospital called this morning and wanted us here by 7:00.  When we arrived, we had to wait a bit and didn't actually get into our room until 7:30.  I had the best delivery nurse, Emily.  She was extremely nice and easy to visit with.  When I arrived I was at a 4.

She started the antibiotics about 8:15 since I needed 4 hours for the Group B.  She started me on a very low dose of pitocin about 20 minutes later and then upped it about a 1/2 hour later.

About 10:30 Dr. Glenn came into check on me.  He said that he wasn't going to break my water since I deliver so quickly and I needed to make the 4 hour mark.  I requested an epidural about this time too when I started feeling the contracts more frequently and harder.  At this point I was at a 6 and knew if I didn't get it then, I would most likely start feeling everything before he could get in there.  The anesthesiologist was awesome!  He finished about 11 and although the epidural is extremely uncomfortable, he was by far the fastest and least painful I've had.

About 11:20 I started to feel things!  I called for my nurse, but she was with another patient at the time.  About 20 minutes later I called again cause I was really feeling it now!  Another nurse came in along with the resident doctor.  She took one look and said don't move and keep your legs closed!!  My water had broke and she was coming.  They called Dr. Glenn while the other Dr. prepped and got ready just in case.  My nurse came in and started the 2nd dose of antibiotics and ran it extremely fast through me so that hopefully it's been in before she delivered.  It seemed like forever before Dr. Glenn showed up.  It wasn't long after that I pushed 1 1/2 times and she was out.  The resident Dr. actually delivered her with Dr. Glenn walking him through it.  Unfortunately there was meconium so they told Jed he couldn't cut the cord.  So far he is 0 for 4 with our kids!  When they said this I actually chuckled a bit.

She is perfect and I couldn't help but love her instantly.  She has chubby cheeks and I think she looks a bit like Ryker, Jed says Kody with a hint of Lucas.  I guess it just proves she's related!!  I got to hold and nurse her for about 45 minutes before they took her down to the nursery.

Once they left for the nursery I started to get the famous shakes and chills that have come after every birth.  The nurse got me already on the gurney to move downstairs and then they didn't have a bed ready for me.  I just hung out on the gurney for about an hour before I finally got to my new room.

It seemed like forever before I got to see Jed and our baby girl again!

We've had a few visitors this afternoon including 3 brothers who are so excited that she's finally here!

I'm feeling pretty good and trying to stay up on the meds so the after pains don't get too bad.  Jed staying here with me tonight so wish us luck on a restful night!

Ready or Not...

She'll be here in 3 weeks or less! 

Am I ready???? 

Probably not, but that won't stop her from making an entrance!!

I got my new car seat cover in the mail yesterday and I LOVE it!  Unfortunately while we were trying to detach the canopy thing, we broke a piece off the car seat.  Nothin' a little heavy duty super glue won't fix (finger's crossed!) 

We still need to find a crib.  The boys have done a number on the one we have and currenlty it's missing a few slats!  But since she'll be in the cradle for a little bit, I'm not in a big hurry.

Thanks to amazing family and friends, this little girl will be dressed for head to toe for the next 12+ months.  I had a shower here in Spanish and one a couple weeks later up in Honeyville.  I can't wait for her to wear all the cute things.  I'd say she's already spoiled rotten!!

(Most of the 0-3 month clothes are washed and folded nicely in that white tub.  I have a dresser coming soon...  and the clothes underneath I ran out of hangers for, plus their older sizes.)

She is one active little girl.  My belly is constantly moving all day long!  It's been fun to let the boys watch it.  They think it's pretty funny that she can make it move.  They are so excited for her to finally get here.  I think it's going to be a bit surreal to them once they can see and hold her.

We still haven't officially decided on a name.  It's up to Jed this time around and he wants to see her first.  We have a couple we're choosing between so at least the list is narrowed down.

I know it probably sounds silly, but I often wonder what she'll look like.
Will she have lots of dark hair like I did?
Will she have long fingers and toes?
Will her toe nails grow normal unlike her brothers Kody and Ryker!  (Specifically for painting purposes!)

How much will she weigh... most likely bigger than Lucas (5lb 11oz), but will she compete with Ryker for the heavy weight (9lb 7oz) or little more average like Kody (7lb 3oz)?  I'm hoping for the later, but mostly for selfish purposes!!   I don't fill like I'm having a 10 pounder like I did last time.  Maybe that's a good sign!

As for me... my feet are swollen, my belly button is poking out, and I'm 30 pounds fatter.  Other than that, I'm just fine!!  Oh, and I had the worst possible charlie horse known to man last night.  It went from the tip of my toes up to my thigh.  I thought I was going to die!  Now I'm stuck with a big knot in my calf today.  Good times!

With only 3 weeks left, I think I'm good with her coming any time after the 16th.  The boys are in swimming lessons until the end of this week (which are paid for so we must attend!) and Kody's birthday is on Saturday.  After that... she's welcome to make her debut!

Can't wait to finally meet the little lady!