She's Here! (That Was Unexpected!)

Well, that was fast.

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At about 9 PM on Thursday, I was about to start a summer league basketball game when Bryan's phone rang. He missed the call, but told me it was Amanda. So, I called her back only to hear her say, "I think my water broke."

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I asked her if she could wait about an hour until my game was finished. (kidding) We went straight to the hospital.

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Amanda, eagerly waiting to find out if it indeed was her water that broke, or if she simply drank too much Dr. Pepper.

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Getting dressed in Triage - Be careful changing!

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Yep, that's amnionic fluid on the floor.
Gees, Amanda.
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No progress made over night. A contraction here and there. A few walks around the halls. Nurses waking us up periodically.
7 AM brought the first big contraction, but they were still pretty sparse.
8:30 AM commenced a series of
BIG CONTRACTIONS!
9:2o -ish AM, Cheri, our awesome midwife says, "That's it time to push!"
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9:31 AM brought Little Lucy into the world.

Her chord was wrapped around her neck, so she was a little blue - needed some O2
I was proud of Amanda when Addy was born, but this time she really impressed me.
NO EPIDURAL!
I don't know why she declined, but she did. It was hard for me to see her in so much pain, but I can honestly say, this time, that I've never been so proud of her. She showed me a side of her that I had never seen before (and I don't mean her insides - gross.)
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Our little girl getting cleaned up.
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Mommy and baby, both doing well.
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7 pounds, 7 ounces. 19.5 inches long.
I know that may seem normal, but to us it seemed so tiny.
I mean, Addy was two pounds heavier, two inches longer.
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Abby came in a few hours later to give Lucy her first bath.
Thanks Aunt Abby!
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Getting her hair washed.
She has my dad's hair. Dark on the sides, nothing on top.
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Lucy Joylynn Boyd
All wrapped up and warm after her bath.
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Addison was so excited to see her baby sister outside of Mommy's belly.
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Grandma Judy brought Addy in to meet her sister.
Cute picture.
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We're now a family of four.

Can you tell it was a long night?

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Addison holding Lucy.

She thinks her little sister is so neat.

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This one's a keeper.

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Giving Lucy kisses.

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Now that I have a fast computer, I can upload videos.

Here's a short one of Addy holding Lucy for the first time.

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I love how she says, "It's OK. It's OK, Baby Sister."

I think Addy thought she hurt her sister, since she started crying. Poor thing.

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More pictures coming soon!