The Details . . .

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!

Getting ready to leave for the hospital.LaboringShe' Here! Grammy, Katie & MollyPapa, Mema & MollyGrampa, Grammy & MollyGammie, Papa & MollyAuntie KimDaddy, Molly & MemaDaddy 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!