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The Arrival of Alice





Wednesday April 15, I woke up around 5am with some light contractions. I thought, oh this will be easy. By 8am we had called my sister and told her to come over to watch Daniel but to take her time, no big deal. 8:17am I told Jason to go get a neighbor because we needed to go to the hospital NOW! So we were ready to leave by about 8:45 and of course it took awhile to get there. Jason was awesome and yanked the car off the road every time I had a contraction which was like every three or four minutes and by the time we got to the hospital, it was just not fun. But we were glad we got there when we did because Alice basically came like this:
9:15 actually made it up to labor and delivery
9:45 checked in and moved to a room and promised an epidural as soon as the anesthesiologist was done with the three other women all trying to escape pain like me
10:30 am was feeling much better after the epidural finally kicked in. We started to get comfy thinking we would be there awhile
11am they started preparing the room for the baby to come
11:44 am Alice came out face up and with green stuff in her hair so it was about seven or eight minutes until I got to see her and then another few hours before I got to spend time with the baby.

Daniel is adjusting alright. He gets upset when Alice won't stop shrieking but other than that seems to like her. I am just trying to adjust and convince myself that the first month is the hardest. Alice prefers to be awake from 3 am to 6 am which makes my days really oddly timed out. Jason has been a huge and wonderful help at night which is making life bearable. Daniel is also convinced that every time I nurse Alice that he gets to watch TV. He also will sit down next to her and list off all the things he can't touch. "Don't touch her nose, don't touch her mouth, don't touch her eyes, don't touch her eyebrows. Touch her like this not this." It is really funny to watch.

Comments

Sarah Kay said…
She's here! I'm so happy for you, but can see that it's a lot of work. The snuggles make it worth it, no?

Love ya tons -S
5:42 AM
Beth and Poasa said…
What a little angel! Congrats you guys! That was a very short labor! Thank goodness you got the epidural in time. She is beautiful.
11:42 AM
Cynthia said…
Congratulations! She is adorable.
1:39 PM
Marie said…
What a cutie! I can't wait to see her! I will be in Lehi next week, I'll give you a call. Good luck with the sleeping thing. Yikes! I bet Daniel is a good big brother!
9:51 PM
idaho amy said…
Congratulations!!!! Alice looks so sweet!:) That is fun that both you and Natalie have had babies so close together--lots of fun cousin moments to look forward to!

Amy, Tyler, and family
2:22 PM
Josie said…
Mel, she is so sweet! Congratulations! Good luck with all the adjusting and all that fun stuff. Once you can get her to sleep on a good schedule, you'll be great!
1:20 PM
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