Thursday, March 5, 2009

Introducing...


Baby Girl!

She was born at 12:07 a.m. on March 2nd, weighing 9 lbs, 5 oz, and measuring 20 inches long. She is absolutely perfect!

I had been having contractions during the day on March 1st, but nothing too different than other days. I took a nap, and when I woke up, the contractions started again. These ones hurt a little more, so I took a warm bath. I didn't feel much during the bath, so I figured they had stopped. Not so much! We went to the hospital around 8 p.m. By 11:20 I was fully dilated, and by 11:30 I was feeling the urge to push. Thank goodness for the epidural! I was able to hold off pushing a little while. I pushed for the first time at 11:59, and three more pushes later, out came baby girl! She is much bigger than the other kids - beating them out by over 2 pounds, and her head is HUGE! None of the 0-3 months hats that I knit her fit her very well - they slide right off her head. I'm happy to say the wave jumper fits the baby wonderfully, and hopefully, we'll have a reason to wear it soon!

We are so excited to have her here, and feel that God has truly blessed us with such a beautiful addition to our family.

13 comments:

Moriah said...

CONGRATS!!!!

KT said...

Congrats! She's a beauty - look at those eyes! KT

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to all of you. Looks like she was worth the wait. And she avoided the other b-days with one of her own! Obviously all that time with you gave her those extra pounds. Hopefully I get a chance to meet the new little miss.

Miss Me said...

congratulations! she is beautiful.

Ursula said...

Congratulations!!! She is so beautiful! Wow - 2 lbs bigger than the others. Here's to big babies!

km said...

Congratulations! She's so sweet. Blessings to your family.

Anonymous said...

Congrats! She's gorgeous. I'm working on her gift - the pattern is done, I have a few false starts and discovered I don't have the right yarn.
Do you mind if I name the pattern after her?

beijos

lauriec said...

Congratulations! She is beautiful!

Knit'inCrazee.... said...

Congratulations!
She is BEAUTIFUL!
I guess Big babies are the rage these days...

May God Bless You!

Deb said...

Congratulations!! What a cutie! I hope Mommy and baby are both doing great. Be sure and tell Grandma I said hello! Hugs and blessings to all of you!

Jknits said...

Awesome! I'm so glad to hear that she's arrived safely. She's absolutely beautiful.

Alana said...

She is beautiful!! Congratulations!

Knitting with a Purpose said...

Oh yay! I am so thrilled she arrived safely and she's just absolutely gorgeous!