Our sweet Abigail Elizabeth was born on Tuesday the 9th at 4:53 pm.
She weighed a whopping 5 lbs. 12 oz. and was 18 inches long.
She weighed a whopping 5 lbs. 12 oz. and was 18 inches long.
She's teeny! It was a long labor but a very quick delivery. I was stuck at 3-4 cm for hours and hours and sometime after 4:00 pm I just crumbled from exhaustion and started crying. The crying made me gag, which made me vomit, which apparently helped move the baby down and dilate my cervix because when the nurse came in to check after seeing my contractions going off the charts, I was 9.5 cm! She got the other nurses quickly setting things up and just as my doctor was walking in the room, she was lifting my leg into the stirrup and saw that I was crowning. The doctor said, "Get me some gloves!" and then seconds later I heard her say, "You're having a contraction" and she pushed on my stomach and out came Abby! I barely had time to realize she was coming and then she was being placed on my chest. It was an amazing experience and I'm so lucky to have had 2 wonderful births.
Abby is nursing great (such a difference than my experience with Adam!) and is healthy as can be. She likes to be awake at night and has marathon feedings of 4-5 hours. I think I've gotten 3-5 hours of sleep each night since she was born. I don't really know how I'm functioning!
Adam is sometimes enthralled with Abby and sometimes barely notices she's around. He likes to kiss her and touch her and is really sweet with her. We have to remind him that he can't poke her eyes, pull her hair, or stick his finger in her mouth when she yawns. He has had lots of attention from Daddy, Nana and Papa, and my brother and sister-in-law. I feel like I never see him though since I'm quite frequently busy nursing the baby or trying to wake her up enough to nurse!
Both Nat and I can't believe how big Adam seems to us now. It's like he's gained 10 lbs. and grown 5 inches! It's a big reminder of how fast they grow so we are trying to savor each moment while Abby is so tiny.
Words can't express how grateful I am to my Heavenly Father for giving me these 2 sweet spirits to raise. Nat and I feel so blessed to be their parents.
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Cute pictures of her and Adam! Hang in there with the nursing. It gets easier. It does feel like that's all you do for the first little while but soon she won't be so sleepy and her feedings will gradually shorten. I'm glad you're having a better experience with it this time!
She is a beauty. Congrats Nat and Ambra. Hope she'll eventually let you sleep at night. It is amamzing how other childen look huge next to a newborn baby.
Yea! Pictures!!! I love the one of Adam just staring at Abby...Landon laughed and said that's exactly what he thinks Dallin will do...just stare!
Wish I was there to meet her in person!
(almost done with Abby's gift...if i don't go into labor this week, I'll get it finished!)
She's beautiful!!
Yay! I found your blog. What a great tip! Puke to make yourself dilate...why hadn't I ever thought of that? ;)
I'll email Abigail's proofs tomorrow night. She's so beautiful!
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