And after 41 hours of labor we have a baby girl!
I was blessed with a smooth pregnancy, an uncomplicated delivery, and a beautiful little girl! Praise God!
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| Before we left for the hospital |
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| Pre-epidural, and feeling okay at this point! |
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| Our very first family picture |
Eliana Lois entered the world at 6:09 PM on Friday, June 24. She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long.
Delivery Day – June 24, 2011
It is about 3:52 PM, and I am sitting across from one amazing very-soon-to-be mommy. Very early Wednesday morning (6-22), Megan started having stronger contractions. Over the past 36 hours, they have been forceful, but intermittent. Never better than 10 minutes apart, but they really did the job.
We came into the hospital at 11:50 AM to check about some bleeding issues – some discharge in connection with losing the mucus plug. To our surprise, we found that mommy was already 5 cm dilated and 80% effaced, so we were admitted to work on the arrival of our little one.
Mommy has been a champ the entire day. Though her contractions haven’t been as frequent or seemingly as painful as they were at home, in a matter of hours she had gotten to 9 cm dilated (about 3:45 PM). She has gotten to this point almost completely without the aid of an epidural, as that arrived around 3 PM with mommy about 8 cm or more dilated.
The doctor who administered the epidural was an interesting and sharp man, who was fond of teaching his kids math (an immediate connection with Megan) and who’s grandfather was a Lutheran minister (a connection with Matt). Though the epidural was very helpful for the final stages of labor, it did cause Mommy to be extra itchy and somewhat ticklish.
After the epidural was administered, it was time to break the water. The bag of waters was bulging, and when the doctor broke the water, it gushed out and shot to his elbow. Matt was greatly amused (and a little startled). With this step in the process complete, pushing is soon to follow.
The nurses and doctors have all been helpful and accommodating. Our nurse is Nicole, and Dr. Kobald will be the doctor to deliver our firstborn. We are praying for God’s continued protection on the entire process. He has been more than gracious to us thus far – praise Him!
Matt’s mom has met up with Shana in Grafton, WI, and they are driving over here as we speak. Everyone is excited to meet this new little one.
It’s a girl! After some courageous pushing by mom over a period of about 100 minutes, we meet our firstborn, a daughter. Eliana Lois Baye enters the world at 6 lb. 13 oz., 20.5 inches long, at 6:09 PM Eastern. We are so proud. Mommy did absolutely wonderfully, and Eliana is beautiful (even if she looks more like Daddy). All signs so far point to a very healthy and content little girl. We pray she stays that way forever. What a blessing from our heavenly Father. God give us the wisdom and love to raise this child in the fear and love of Him.
The doctor who administered the epidural was an interesting and sharp man, who was fond of teaching his kids math (an immediate connection with Megan) and who’s grandfather was a Lutheran minister (a connection with Matt). Though the epidural was very helpful for the final stages of labor, it did cause Mommy to be extra itchy and somewhat ticklish.
After the epidural was administered, it was time to break the water. The bag of waters was bulging, and when the doctor broke the water, it gushed out and shot to his elbow. Matt was greatly amused (and a little startled). With this step in the process complete, pushing is soon to follow.
The nurses and doctors have all been helpful and accommodating. Our nurse is Nicole, and Dr. Kobald will be the doctor to deliver our firstborn. We are praying for God’s continued protection on the entire process. He has been more than gracious to us thus far – praise Him!
Matt’s mom has met up with Shana in Grafton, WI, and they are driving over here as we speak. Everyone is excited to meet this new little one.
It’s a girl! After some courageous pushing by mom over a period of about 100 minutes, we meet our firstborn, a daughter. Eliana Lois Baye enters the world at 6 lb. 13 oz., 20.5 inches long, at 6:09 PM Eastern. We are so proud. Mommy did absolutely wonderfully, and Eliana is beautiful (even if she looks more like Daddy). All signs so far point to a very healthy and content little girl. We pray she stays that way forever. What a blessing from our heavenly Father. God give us the wisdom and love to raise this child in the fear and love of Him.
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