On Birth

Welcome Amelia!

Our Precious Little Girl

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We're so happy to welcome our little Amelia Rose into the world!

It was a rough end of the night. Contractions started getting worse around 5:00pm, to the point of intolerable pain around 9:00pm. After an epidural that the nurse said happened quickly (although it felt like it took an hour), Mom finally was able to rest. Dad sat on the side trying to be supportive, but it was torment watching and not being able to really do anything.

Around 10, Mom was a lot more comfortable. The doctor came in to see how the baby was doing and Mom was almost ready, but Amelia's heartrate had dipped a little, and the doctor recommended a C-section. After a grueling day, it was the last thing either of us wanted, but we knew we could trust our doctor, so we said OK.

Dad got all suited up and waited in the hallway.

After a bit of preparation, Dad got invited in and only a couple of minutes later, our little girl was born.

Amelia weighted in at 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20" long.
She was born on 11:39pm, October 19th.

Welcome to the world little girl!

Contractions & Walking

We're Getting Closer

After a number of different techniques, contractions have started. Currently they're happening every couple of minutes, but the doctor on call just checked and we still have a ways to go. Dinner just arrived and it actually looks pretty edible.

We just watched about six straight hours of NCIS. I'd say that we're more than ready for Amelia to come out.

At the Hospital

At about 4:45 this morning, Scarlette's water broke. It wasn't one of those ones you see in the movies, and we weren't sure if it had happened or not, so around 9:00am we called the hospital to ask. They suggested that we come into the hospital to check it out, and sure enough: water.

So we're currently at the hospital, waiting for contractions to start. The doctor just came in and told us about a couple of options for kickstarting the process, but we're waiting to see if something happens naturally. Lucky for us, the doctor we've been using the whole time is on call tonight, so there's a good chance she'll be here for the birth. Also, we're the only labor patients here at the moment.

We've walked a couple of laps up and down the hallway, but just to the point where we got tired, nothing more for now. Hopefully in the next day or so, Amelia will be out in the world hanging out with us!