
She finally made it! After being ten days late (she was due June 6th) we went in to the hospital on Tuesday to be induced. When we got there around 10 am, I was at a three plus and 70%. I was also having some contractions but they were pretty small. They got me all settled and then hooked me up to the pitocin and we started the big wait. Around twelve thirty the contractions were getting pretty strong andwhen my doctor checked me I was already to a five plus and told me I could get the epidural anytime. The anesthesiologist came in around one and hooked me up. Unfortunately about ten minutes after he left I started feeling a little contraction pain in my left side so they had me lay on my left side to see if the medicine would spread. This had the opposite effect and just made the pain worse and spread to the middle. The guy came back in and gave me a little more medicine and checked to make sure everything was working right. He left and said he would be back in about 15 minutes. When the nurse came in five minutes later the pain was so bad it was like I didn’t even have an epidural. My doctor checked me and I was over a nine which meant it would have been too late for a new epidural or any medication to take effect so she said we might as well just get the baby out. Obviously I was freaking out because this was not at all what I had planned. Fortunately I had Jake there to squeeze his hand off with my death grip and the nurses were great. It only took a couple contractions to push her out and she was born at 3:11pm. My doctor said everything went great especially considering I didn’t have any pain medication when I was completely expecting to. She thinks if I hadn’t been induced on Tuesday I probably would have gone anyway on Wednesday or Thursday. We left the hospital around ten the next morning and everything has been going pretty well.
This is about 15-20 mintes after she was born, so obviously I am not looking the greatest…
Ethan watching the nurse give her the first bath
I think this is Jake’s favorite picture, he just loves those chubby cheeks.
Getting ready to leave the hospital.
Holding Olivia for the first time not long after she was born.
My mom has been here since we left the hospital and it has been great to not have to worry about any of the meals, or cleaning, etc. It also means Ethan has still been getting some attention which is definitely a good thing. He seems to really like Olivia and he always wants to help. He throws the dirty diapers out, everytime I feed her he wants to help (not much he can do there), and he always wants to hold her. Usually it is only for a minute or two but he always gives her kisses when he’s done. Yesterday he told me that she is beautiful, but that he doesn’t really like it when she cries. It is definitely strange having two after just one for so long, but then it was weird to have one after just Jake and I for so long. We will have to see how things are going to change once my mom leaves, but we are all excited and glad that Olivia finally decided to make her entrance!

Already sticking her tongue out for pictures!

This last picture is probably my favorite (so far). I was getting Ethan down for a nap and ended up having to feed Olivia at the same time. While I was feeding her he curled up on my other side and fell sound asleep. When she got done eating I wrapped her in the blanket and laid her on the bed for a second. Ethan lifted his arm up, put it around her, rubbed her belly a couple times and went right back out. I’m not sure if he was actually awake or just doing it in his sleep but it was so cute I just had to get a picture.










