She's here.......'bout time!

After weeks of anticipation and days of disappointment with no baby, our induction date came!  I had thought we'd be having the baby in late April, so being a few weeks later made for an unhappy mommy.  Having a scheduled induction was a totally different experience.  With the other girls I was litterally "thrown" into labor, not giving myself time to freak out.  Being induced, I had the nerves running rampant days earlier, but the luxury to pack the girls and get the house somewhat ready before we left.


We checked into the hospital Friday night at 8:00.  The nurses got to work quickly to start the process - ripening of the cervix.  Ewwww.......sounds horrible!  We got a few hours sleep - the beds were uncomfortable and I had started having some contractions.  At 5:30 they checked on me.  I was dilated to only 1 cm but assured me that starting Pitocin to speed up contractions should do the trick.  Sure enough, within the half-hour I was contracting and asking for an epidural!  Because of my low blood pressure they wouldn't administer the epidural until I had gone through a saline IV bag.  I knew the labor was coming quick - making me think I was going to miss my window for the epidural.....AGAIN!


Luckily the anesthesiologist was quick and ready to go as soon as the bag emptied.  Good thing because I was ready to push a half-hour later.  After 6 contractions we heard the infamous words "It's a girl!"  Of course I had to look and make sure they were right - I was thinking it was going to be a boy with such a difficult pregnancy!  Of course we were just excited to meet her and reassured she was extremely healthy and beautiful!  The nurses immediately placed her on my chest, and she sat there calm as could be observing the world around her.  As they poked and prodded she remained calm and didn't even cry for her bath.  That was our biggest relief - a calm baby! 

The first question for us - what's her name?  And we were stumped.  We hadn't decided a name, so she was baby girl Wesling for a few hours.  We decided on "Adaley", because it seemed girly and sweet - just like her! 

Friday night getting ready

 First pic with daddy

 What a big girl - 7 lb 14 oz (almost 8 lbs.....whoa)

 She's got her mommy's toes -  pinchers for sure!

On Saturday morning grandma and grandpa brought the girls to the hospital to meet little Adaley.  The girls immediately hopped in bed with me and were in love!  They couldn't stop touching her and asking about her.  It was one of the most amazing memories I will cherish for years!

My favorite part - after explaining who she is and all that jazz, Chandler looks at me and says, "What baby?"  We'll have a lot of explaining to do for days........

 All they wanted to do was hold Adaley

 Getting ready to go home on Sunday

We went home on Mother's Day to some very excited sisters and one happy doggy.  Although overwhelming at first, the girls have been great with Adaley.  Brooklynn is constantly kissing her and making sure she isn't crying.  Chandler is having a little tougher time, because she's been the baby for so long now, but every day she gets better at accepting her new role and loving on her sissy.

We're still figuring out our zone defense, but everyday gets a little easier and worth the extra work!  We feel extremely blessed to have 3 healthy and amazing girls.  Hopefully we can keep our sanity until they are all teenagers!