Welcome, Vivian Marie

I hit 40 weeks on Sunday, Oct. 28.  I had an appointment Monday and the doctor said he would induce me the next day if I wanted. I said yes so Tuesday morning we headed to the hospital at 7am. Here I am at 40 weeks:

40 weeks!

This next section is for posterity so if you're not into labor stories... skip ahead to the pictures of baby. =) I'll forget if I don't write it.

Labor was not too bad. They started pitocin at 8:30am and by 1pm I was ready for the epidural. The anesthesiologist came and started the procedure. She said my back is off line a little so she was trying to make sure to adjust for it. (With Annabelle the epidural only worked on one side of my body, TWICE! Then finally the third time it worked.) She continued on being very careful it hit a nerve which hurt and scared me. I started to freak out a little. But she finished and I started to only feel the epidural on my right side. So she gave me a big dose of the meds and had me lean over on my left side. It seemed to work because I didn't end up feeling anything. She did a great job. Then we sat there for about 2 1/2 hours waiting for baby to drop so I could push. Finally after only about 15 minutes of pushing, she was here. We didn't finalize a name until the next morning. We had a couple names when we went to the hospital but still weren't totally sure. Then after she was born, Mike had to run to get the girls and I didn't really get to talk to him until the next morning. But we decided on the name Vivian Marie.

First Look

Vivian was 7 lbs. 14 oz. and measured 19 in.

Mike brought the girls for a quick visit.

Getting some footprints done.

Getting a bath.

They love their new sister.

Eedie really wanted to hold her by herself.

First pictures with Dad.

Going home.

Halloween
I was still in the hospital Halloween night, but Mike took the girls Trick r' Treating.

Eedie was a gnome. I guess he forgot to brush her hair. =)

Annabelle was Rapunzel.

Home

Annabelle wanted to hold Vivian, but she had a cold when we got home with the baby. She had to wear her Hello Kitty mask. Didn't matter too much, because Vivian ended up catching a cold anyway at 9 days, same as Eedie! But Vivian's cold hasn't seemed to be as bad as the one Eedie had.

Her first bath at home. She still had her umbilical cord end so we just had to wipe her down. She was still pretty jaundice at this point too. We had to go back to the hospital a few times to get her bilirubin levels checked.

Vivian is almost 2 weeks now. So far she has been a great baby. She sleeps well and only fusses when she is hungry. Looking forward to many new adventures with Vivian!