Well we're home, settling in and enjoying getting to know each other! We thought we'd give a rundown of the events of Molly's arrival and some pics to go along with it.
Katie's water broke at 1:30 a.m. on 2/14. We arrived at labor and delivery around 2:15 a.m. Throughout the next 24 hours we encountered many different things: Katie's labor wasn't progressing, so they started her on Pitocen (contraction enhancing drug) to help her along; she labored with that for quite awhile, but nothing was really happening and she wasn't able to have the epidural until she was further dilated, so they gave her morphine to help with the increasing pain; the morphine didn't do too much for the pain but made Katie pretty sleepy; in the evening, they checked again and Katie was only dilated to 2cm, but they let her have the epidural because the pain was bad; the epidural worked for about 3-4 hours and then it began to not work; they gave her 4 booster shots of epidural medicine and still nothing, so she struggled through the next couple hours; FINALLY at 1:05 a.m on 2/15 she was able to begin pushing! Molly arrived at 2:16 a.m. on 2/15! 9 lbs 3 oz 22 1/2 in!
She is healthy, happy, eats well and LOVES to sleep. We arrived home around 1:30 p.m. on 2/16. She had to be woken up last night to be fed!!! She would've just kept sleeping - we are VERY grateful for that!
Us with our niece Amanda and Molly.
Uncle Ryan and Aunt Jenn
Molly with her great-grandparents - Grandpapa and Grandma Nelle
John's mom came for a visit for a few days!
Mema with her granddaughter.
Molly is laying in a casting that we did in the last weeks of Katie's pregnancy!
First stroller ride!
This is a onesie that Molly's Uncle John & Auntie Kim gave her - so CUTE!
First swing ride - she loved it!
Daddy & Molly resting
The curly cue that was first seen on her way out!
Molly and Avery
First bath at home
Pics with no hat
Getting ready to leave for the hospital.
Laboring
She' Here!
Grammy, Katie & Molly
Papa, Mema & Molly
Grampa, Grammy & Molly
Gammie, Papa & Molly
Auntie Kim
Daddy, Molly & Mema
Daddy calming Molly while Mommy sleeps.
Getting ready to go home! She is wearing a bonnet that Papa & Gammie got for her. It turns into a hankerchief that she can use on her wedding day!
Daddy, safely driving us home.
Our friends made this sign for Molly - thanks Sarah and Lorisa!
Molly Janelle Pidge - 9lbs 3oz, 22.5inches born @ 2:16am Feb. 15th 2009
The finished product . . . well for now :) Stay tuned!
Our friend Wes helped Johnny unload the new dresser/changer for the babies room! It was beautiful . . . and tall!
Here's the new dresser with a mirror that Katie has had since she was 8, that we painted to match the rest of the furniture!
This is an old frame that we had, so Katie painted it and used some of the leftover curtain material to make this "Frame of Special People". Katie got this idea from her cousin. It has the names and pictures of the baby's grandparents and aunts and uncles, so she can see what they look like.