On June 6th Todd and I went to the hospital at about 10:00 p.m. with the start of labor pains. Things were pretty uneventful until about 1:00 when they came in to do my epidural. That was the part I was most nervous for. The anesthesiologist came wearing a t-shirt and scrub pants. It looked like he had just woken up and wasn't quite awake yet. I was quite nervous at the time, but looking back it is quite comical. He was throwing things around and not acting very professional. But when it came time to do the epidural I didn't feel a thing and it was very anti-climatic. I had such a good epidural that Todd and I slept the rest of the night and I didn't feel a thing. They came and woke me up at about 6:00 a.m. because my water had broken, but once the baby's heartbeat was back to normal I went back to sleep. Then at about 7:00 a.m. they came in again and told me it was time to start pushing. Hailee was born at 8:19 a.m. It was so much fun to see her. They put her on my stomach and gave Todd the scissors to cut the chord. As he was going to cut the chord I saw Hailee's little arm go up and her hand held on to the scissors and refused to let go. The nurse had to help Todd get her hand off so he could cut the chord. At first she wasn't so happy to be out. But then as soon as Todd started talking to her she stopped and turned her head to find him. It was so sweet to see. Todd went with her when they had to run a few more tests. As long as he continued to talk to her she didn't cry. The nurse was a little annoyed because they needed to cry to see if the water was out of her lungs. She loves her daddy.
She was 7 pounds 11 ounces and 21 inches long (the biggest baby in the nursery), and very cold. Once they put her under the heat lamps she stretched all out and was in heaven. (See picture above)
We were laughing because it seemed the last trimester she was always trying to get her space, which was very limited at the time. While I was at work if I scooted to close to the desk she would kick and kick until I backed up. Todd didn't believe me until one night he snuggled to close to Hailee's space and she kicked him until he moved. As soon as he moved she stopped and went back to sleep.
We are so very happy to have such a beautiful, strong, and healthy baby, who loves her space. We can already tell she is going to be a keeper. We love you little Hailee Claire.
Hailee wasn't sure she wanted to come out yet. She was a week over due and she was not very happy with her Dad when he cut the chord.
Seven pounds 11 ounces.
A little happier now with her hat on and under a small warming light.
