Little Ellie has finally arrived! She was born December 19, 2008 at 6:21pm. She was 8lbs 4oz and was 19.75 inches long. After 23 hours of labor that was putting too much stress on Ellie, they decided that it would be best to get her out as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, that meant a C-section. After the third time her heart rate dropped and 6 doctors rushed in and were injecting me with medicines to help get her heart rate back up, I agreed that it was the best option as well. After 23 hours I was only 5 cm dilated, but the contractions were coming every minute and a half. I was really scared, that I was going to lose her so it was a relief when they finally were able to get her out. Here is a picture of Dad holding her as soon as she was born.
We were able to go home last night and try to get some rest. She slept for almost 3 hours during the night which was a relief, but I had a hard time sleeping because I needed to make sure she was still breathing. She is usually only awake for about 1- 1 1/2 hours at a time and the rest is sleep time, which is nice. We'll see how sleeping goes tonight though.
Here's Ellie sleeping in her bed.
Here's Ellie enjoying time with her new cousins.
Here is a picture of our beautiful hazel eyes!
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Congrats guys!! She is adorable. We would like to come over sometime after the holidays and see her. We will call you to see when will be best for you.
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