She's Here!

My water broke on Thursday so Andrew and I headed in to the hospital after we put Eleanor down to bed. We got there around 7:30 but we had to wait forever to be put in a triage room because it was so busy and since I wasn't in "labor" I wasn't really a priority. We finally got into a room around 8:30 and they checked to make sure it was really amniotic fluid that was leaking and sure enough it was! I was worried they would just send me home because it wasn't the real thing. They admitted us and we were finally put in a labor and delivery room around 9:30. I was still only 4 cm dilated so they had us walk around a little while to see if that would get my contractions going.

That didn't really work so they started some pitocin around 11, and then I got my epidural around midnight. The epidural seemed a lot more painful and uncomfortable this time around than with Eleanor, but I'm sure it was better than having contractions. After they were done putting in the epidural I was able to take a little cat nap. But then I woke up having a lot of pressure which I thought was just more contractions so I kept pushing the button to get more epidural juice. A nurse came in a little after that and asked how I was doing and I told her about the pain I was having that wouldn't go away so she checked me and said I was complete and ready to push. They had me do a couple of practice pushes and said, oh there's her head. I couldn't believe it! I pushed for almost two hours with Eleanor, so I thought I'd at least be in for an hour or so this time around. Not so much - after only about 8 minutes of pushing she was here!

Penelope Kate

August 13th @ 2:30 am

9 lb 4 0z and 21 3/4 inches

She weighed the same amount as Eleanor but was about an inch longer. I think they look a lot alike. Penelope's cheeks aren't as chubby but they have the same lips and chin. She is so sweet and has just done a lot of sleeping. I feel really great and can't believe it happened so quickly. I didn't tear at all and I don't even feel like I had a baby. I feel so blessed to have had such a smooth delivery and to have our healthy little baby here. I'm too lazy to post pictures to blogger and comment on each one, so here's a link to some pictures I uploaded yesterday, and I'm sure you can figure out a caption for each one :)

Penelope Kate is here!

Here are some pictures we took today on our first day home as a family of 4 :)

Eleanor was really excited about the baby at first, but this just about sums up how she feels about her now...

Aren't newborns just so precious?! We love our little Penelope!