We took Mia to the circus when Reese was a week old. We felt like it would be a good opportunity to spend some quality time with just the three of us. We all had a great time!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Hospital pics
Mia meeting her little sister
Sucking her thumb
Precious little girl
Just before inductionReese's Arrival
Reese Elizabeth arrived on Thursday, January 29th at 2:18pm. She weighed in at 7lb 6oz and 20.25 inches. Ryan and I had to be at the hospital at 5:30 that morning for my induction. When I arrived at the hospital I was still only 2cm dilated. They started the pitocin around 7:00 and Dr. Lusk came in to break my water at 8:00. I got my epidural around 9:30 and I was 4 cm around 10:00. Around 11:30, I started feeling some of the contractions so they came back in to give me some more juice. With Mia I had a hot spot with my epidural and had a very painful labor. Dr. Lusk assured me that they would be more aggressive this time. Around 1:45 the nurse came in to check on me. Ryan, Chas and myself were just sitting around chatting. She checked me and I was 10cm. They called Dr. Lusk. I pushed through only 5 contractions and my little Reese was born! It was pretty much a painless labor - granted she weighed a full pound less than Mia!
We were able to leave the hospital the next day. We've been home for 2 1/2 weeks now and I'm completely smitten with her! She is such a good baby. She only gets up twice during the night - a big change from the way her big sister was as a baby! Mia loves her and wants to kiss, love, and hold her ALL the time! This time around, Ryan is a complete natural. I feel like we're both more relaxed with this baby. I think we feel like we know what we're doing a little better! My mom and Ryan's mom rotated being here for the first week with us. They were a huge help in cleaning and allowing us to get some sleep.
As you can see from her pictures, she looks exactly like Mia looked as an infant. At her 2 week check up she was 8lb and 21 inches.
It's funny, because before she was born I wondered if I would be able to love another child as much as I love Mia. I guess i knew I could, but it was just hard to imagine. It's amazing how much bigger your heart gets with another child! Ryan and I are so lucky and blessed to have 2 beautiful, healthy daughters!
We were able to leave the hospital the next day. We've been home for 2 1/2 weeks now and I'm completely smitten with her! She is such a good baby. She only gets up twice during the night - a big change from the way her big sister was as a baby! Mia loves her and wants to kiss, love, and hold her ALL the time! This time around, Ryan is a complete natural. I feel like we're both more relaxed with this baby. I think we feel like we know what we're doing a little better! My mom and Ryan's mom rotated being here for the first week with us. They were a huge help in cleaning and allowing us to get some sleep.
As you can see from her pictures, she looks exactly like Mia looked as an infant. At her 2 week check up she was 8lb and 21 inches.
It's funny, because before she was born I wondered if I would be able to love another child as much as I love Mia. I guess i knew I could, but it was just hard to imagine. It's amazing how much bigger your heart gets with another child! Ryan and I are so lucky and blessed to have 2 beautiful, healthy daughters!
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