Faith made her way into this world at 4:53 pm on Monday, October 20, 2008 - 3 days after her due date. Thankfully prays were answered and the labor and delivery went much better this time than with Bryce. Start to finish it was 13.5 hours, with under 10 minutes of pushing.
Nanny and Pawka came to our house at about 7 to stay with Bryce while Nathan and I left for the hospital. Bryce was excited that his new baby sister would be here soon. It was a little strange leaving him to go to the hospital. I had my mom take a few pictures right before we left so that I could remember how Bryce was the morning his world changed forever.
The family started making their way to the hospital around 10:30 since things appeared to be progressing fast. (All the grandparents, Bryce, two Aunties and 1 Great Aunt were there to wait for her arrival. I'm told Bryce did really well waiting so long at the hospital. ) However, after a couple hours of hard labor I opted for the epidural (around noon) and things slowed down a bit. At 2:10 they broke my water to speed things up. By 4:45 I was pushing and she arrived at 4:53. On and off throughout the labor I had to be put on oxygen because her heart rate would drop fairly low during contractions. This could have been due to the fact that the cord was around her neck twice. Thankfully Dr. Wolf acted fast as she was being born and unwrapped it quickly as she continued to make her way into this world.
Faith is 8 lbs 4 oz and 20.5 inches. She is small compared to Bryce who was 9 lbs 5 oz and 22.5 inches. I'm sure this contributed to an easier delivery. She has a lot of dark hair and her eyes appear to be blue, but Bryce's hair was also very dark and all fell out only to come back in light and the eyes of course can change in the months to come.
We left the hospital exactly 24 hours after she was born. They won't release you before the 24 hour mark. My parents came back to the hospital Tuesday morning with Bryce and stayed for a couple of hours. They took Bryce home for a nap and then my mom brought him back so he could help take her home with us.
So far Faith is a great baby. She hardly fusses and has let us get a little sleep. Bryce is loving being a big brother. He likes to hold her and wants her to play tractor and choo choo with him.
3 comments:
CONGRATULATIONS!! I've been checking your blog daily and I'm so happy to hear your great news. She's beautiful and Bryce is going to make a great big brother :)
yeah! so glad to hear the good news and that everyone is doing well! she looks absolutely beautiful and it's so cute to see how much bryce loves her. enjoy your new little bundle of pink! :)
Congratulations. You have a beautiful family. You look radiant, Kristen. Good luck, and best wishes to you and your loved ones.
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