...And I Don't Mean Maybe!

Hey there. Baby is born. Quick data for now, more good stuff later.

Her name (da-dada-daaaaa...) is Mookie) (that's not her real name -- it's her nom de blogue). She weighs 6 pounds, 8 ounces, and is 20 inches long (tall and skinny, duh!)

She was born after about 10 or 15 minutes of pushing (I know, I know...but it wasn't really that glamorous of a labor, I promise!). I was induced at 6:30 am, got the epidural at 8:00 am, and at 11:30, was still only 1 cm. All was quiet until about 12:30 pm when I started to feel pain through the contractions. Dave called the nurse at about 12:45 because of the pain, and she checked me, and said that I was fully dilated, and the baby was "knocking at the door." So...I can't say for sure because most of my pain was masked by the epidural, but the real labor-type work seems to have been done in about 15 minutes, too.

I have 2nd degree tearing (think episiotomy), but 4th degree is the worst, so I didn't fare so badly.

She was quick to latch on, and has had a couple of snacks so far, but seems to want to sleep rather than eat (I think she gets that from me!)

The nurses have been AWESOME here today - I couldn't have asked for better.

What else have I forgotten? Oh, besides the photos! Hah! (these are not in any particular order)

After her bath:

35 minutes after being born:

28 minutes after birth:

Her vital statistics:

6 minutes after being born:

After her bath, and before her first diaper:

After her bath, getting warm again:

Snoozing this evening:

The Family, shortly after birth: :o)

Papa and Baby Mookie about half an hour after she was born:

So, there you have it! All the pictures you ever wanted to see, right? :o) (Yes, Grandparents, I know that the real number of pictures you ever wanted to see is equal to INFINITY!!!!!)