August 1, 2008
After a sleepless and quite miserable Wed. night, Thursday turned out to be a great day! I woke up dilated to 3, progressed a little slower than we all hoped, but at 2:50 I was checked, pushed 4 times, and Alivia was born at 3:13 on July 31! I had kept saying how cool it would be if she was born on August 8th. Then she would be 08-08-08. Imagine my surprise when they told us she weighed 8lbs. and 8oz.! We got our 08-08! It was sooooo quick-and pretty painless. The bad stuff came later (when I was vomiting, and then passed out in the bathroom floor. Fortunately, the nurse caught me and I didn't hit my head. I don't remember anything except all these nurses standing around me and the awful smell of ammonia.) Apparently I lost alot of blood, had no pain medicine in my system, and hadn't eaten in over 30 hours. My pain level was excruciating, but they have finally helped me manage it. Alivia is doing great. She took to nursing right away (although she is still a little groggy and we are trying to work out a schedule). She is so content and beautiful. Her hair is light like a strawberry blonde and she is very alert (her eyes were open immediately after birth). Abby is absolutely thrilled and is having a hard time "sharing" her. She thinks she's the only one who should hold her...very possessive big sister!
Thank you all for your continued prayers, support, and encouragement. God is soooo good!
One thing I forgot to mention. 9 years ago when Abby was born, I would have had to have a c-section if it hadn't been for a terrific nurse named Daphney. After a long, terrible labor, her shift started at 5:00. She aggressively worked on me and Abby was born at 8:38. 9 years later....guess who walks into my labor/delivery room....Daphney!!!! She had just returned to work at Brookwood after being gone for over a year. She was scheduled to work the NICU, but several things changed and she ended up in my room. (The blessed hand of God!) Once again-she was a life-saver and Alivia was born just before her shift ended! God is sooooooo Good!
9 comments:
We are so excited for you guys! Abbey's smile says it all. God has truly blessed you with a beautiful girl. Congrats! Call us if you need anything.....
Congratulations! I can't wait to hold Alivia and bring you some Japanese food! :) Just kidding.
We are praying for you!
Well, you have two beautiful girls. I am very happy for you. Congratulations!
Congratulations! She is darlin!!
We are so excited for you and your sweet family!!
Wow...that is a really great birth story....I especially loved the Daphney part!
I am thrilled that Alivia has made her debut and is healthy and thriving.
She is beautiful, as I knew she would be with a big sister as beautiful as Abby.
Oh and I am so impressed to have gotten a card from you while you are in the hospital...you are so on the ball girl!
I will probably bring you dinner after Nancy. I hate that I will follow Nancy's cooking...you'll probably want to throw rocks at it. ;-)
See y'all soon!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful, sweet Alivia with me tonight!! I was in heaven holding a precious newborn again. Your family is gorgeous---glad you are feeling better.
I just arrived home from the beach and saw the picture of your beautiful girls!!
Oh she is so beautiful and TINY! You forget how wonderful and tiny they are!!!
I will be praying for a smooth transition bringing a newborn home....
Let me know if there is anything I can do for your family.
Oh girl, she is beautiful!
So glad that you labor was so smooth and glad that you are feeling better after a rough postpartum.
Congratulations, Wendy, Scott and Abby! So glad that Alivia is here and everything turned out well--she is a cutie! We'll pray for you as you bring Alivia home and adjust to having a new baby in the house! We are so happy for you!
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