Miller met her Great-Grandparents yesterday! We spent an evening in Knoxville with D's grandparents who were stopping by on their way to Florida for the winter. It was a whirlwind of a day, but so worth the drive!
The whole gang....
Saturday, October 31
Four Generations...
Miller met her Great-Grandparents yesterday! We spent an evening in Knoxville with D's grandparents who were stopping by on their way to Florida for the winter. It was a whirlwind of a day, but so worth the drive!
The whole gang....
Tuesday, October 27
Monday, October 19
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
So on Tuesday, October 13th our baby girl decided to make a surprise entrance! Since I was one week past my due date, D and I had scheduled a birthday for Miller on the 15th. But I guess my body had it's own schedule.
After a questionable "was that my water breaking?" moment, we decided to go to the hospital to get checked out on Monday morning. We were 99% positive we would be returning to the house because I had absolutely no other signs of labor: no contractions, no dropping, no pain whatsoever. After sleeping in and having a nice breakfast, we made our way to the Labor & Delivery floor of Vanderbilt Hospital, joking that it would be a nice way to deliver a baby if it was the real thing.
One hour later I was prepped and ready for induction. My water HAD broken...which we couldn't believe! (Less than 15% of women have their water break before going into labor and reaching the hospital.) I was having contractions 5 minutes apart and not even feeling them. Thank God for good genes- this kind of painless labor also happened to my mother when I was born. I love you Mom!!!
20 hours, one episode of running out of the epidural, one allergic reaction to Penicillin, and 2 1/2 hours of pushing later....baby Miller came out to play! Face up, the only thing I remember is D laughing at the top of his lungs when her little chubby cheeks finally made an appearance. We had an overall GREAT experience and are really enjoying "learning" her. She definitely has a lot of personality. (And she looks JUST like D....what a cutie!)
I was back on my feet that day and doing spectacularly. (Well, other than the grotesque swelling that still makes my legs and feet look like giant sausages...ironic, isn't it? I thought that the last 6 months of cankles would be sufficient, but I guess my legs have other ideas.)
Stay tuned for more updates and pictures...and welcome to the world, baby girl!!
After a questionable "was that my water breaking?" moment, we decided to go to the hospital to get checked out on Monday morning. We were 99% positive we would be returning to the house because I had absolutely no other signs of labor: no contractions, no dropping, no pain whatsoever. After sleeping in and having a nice breakfast, we made our way to the Labor & Delivery floor of Vanderbilt Hospital, joking that it would be a nice way to deliver a baby if it was the real thing.
One hour later I was prepped and ready for induction. My water HAD broken...which we couldn't believe! (Less than 15% of women have their water break before going into labor and reaching the hospital.) I was having contractions 5 minutes apart and not even feeling them. Thank God for good genes- this kind of painless labor also happened to my mother when I was born. I love you Mom!!!
20 hours, one episode of running out of the epidural, one allergic reaction to Penicillin, and 2 1/2 hours of pushing later....baby Miller came out to play! Face up, the only thing I remember is D laughing at the top of his lungs when her little chubby cheeks finally made an appearance. We had an overall GREAT experience and are really enjoying "learning" her. She definitely has a lot of personality. (And she looks JUST like D....what a cutie!)
I was back on my feet that day and doing spectacularly. (Well, other than the grotesque swelling that still makes my legs and feet look like giant sausages...ironic, isn't it? I thought that the last 6 months of cankles would be sufficient, but I guess my legs have other ideas.)
Stay tuned for more updates and pictures...and welcome to the world, baby girl!!
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