Claire is here!!!

Claire Nina was born on June 13 @ 2:01 pm. She was 8lbs and 20in long. My water broke at 4:00am and we arrived at the hospital at 6:00ish. I was only 2 cm. So, pitocin was given and I dilated a whopping 2 cm from 8:00 until 1:00. Only to then have my epidural wear off. The anest(can't spell the rest)ologist wasn't able to get down in time to restart the epi as I dilated from 4cm to 10cm by 1:30. By the time the doctor came in and all was ready, I started pushing, med free, at 1:50 and pushed for a total of 11 minutes, but it felt like and eternity. I literally felt like I was pushing my insides out of my body. Poor Mike was not sure how he could help.

But, Claire is absolutely perfect and beautiful. She came out screaming, but at 4 weeks old, she is pretty mellow. Hoping this continues! Kyle absolutely adores her. He doesn't care for her when she cries, but is getting a bit more used to that. He wants to hold her and talks to her. He plants the occassional kiss on her forehead. It is quite sweet to see. I am still in disbelief that I have given birth to two amazing kids. My IF days are still fresh.