Charlotte

Here's a little project I've been working on for the past nine months...


Charlotte Nora
June 17th, 2010
8 lbs 3 oz
20 inches

So, yeah. The baby is here! Early to boot too. ;) Here's the story...mostly so I can remember it. I woke up Wednesday morning...er...leaking. All day I wondered if it was my water that had broken. So I called the hospital and they said we should come in. After a quick last minute packing of the bags (I still forgot Rory's change of clothes, sorry hun!), and finding a family member to stay with Sadie (who knew something was going on but not what), we took off for the hospital. At this point I think we were in shock that this was happening, her being a week early and all. Sadie was 12 days late so we were kind of expecting that. Guess we should have known! We got to the hospital at 7:30 that night and they admitted me after confirming that it was my water that had broken. I was having some contractions, about 5 minutes apart. We spent the night trying to sleep, as my contractions petered off and then stopped. In the morning, they checked me and I was dilated to a 1. (whaa!?) So they decided to start me on Pitocin at around nine, to get the contractions going. It took about 2 hours, but they finally did start. And BOY did they start. They were right on top of one another for the next 5 1/2 hours. youch! Around two I got some IV drugs, which took the edge off a little bit. REALLY just a little bit. It went pretty quickly after that. I think I went from a five to ten in 2.5 hours, I was just happy to be dilating! Started pushing around 4:20, and she was born at 4:32. hooray! I was so relieved I started bawling. It was harder in some ways than Sadie's birth, but recovery so far has been much easier. thank goodness for that! Now for some pictures.

 

mama and baby

 

daddy and baby

 

just baby

(everybody has commented on her cheeks. they are huge, huh?! Sadie had big cheeks, but not this big!) Charlotte and Sadie were almost exactly the same size, too, just an ounce off, and 1/2 inch difference in their height. Yet Charlotte was a week early, and Sadie was 11 days late. Here's her birth story if you're interested.

 

Sadie, meet baby

 

she really does like her, just not in this picture apparently. lol. She had a blast hanging out with various family members over the past two days...probably was a bit of a buzz kill when we got back. She says baby Da dot (or something like that), and seems to like her so far. We'll see how the next few weeks go! Wish us luck at the transition from one kid to two!