The newest addition to our family is finally here! Lilly Anne Davis born September 12 at 1:18pm she weighed in at 6lbs 14oz and 20in long! I started feeling strong contractions around 5am Sunday morning, I wasn't sure if I was actually in labor so I tried different thing like walking around and sitting to see if the contractions would stop. Once I determined that they wouldn't stop I started timing them they were 5min apart and 30sec long I called my mom cause I wasn't sure if I should go to the hospital. She said to call my Dr. office who then told me to go to labor and delivery. Now that I was sure I was in labor I woke Rick up and told him that we needed to go to the hospital. We were pretty prepared the bag was packed and in the car the infant seat was already installed. We grabbed some last minute things and ran out the door as soon as my mom arrived to stay with Matthew. ( It felt so strange leaving him sleeping in his bed, and yes I cried!) We arrived at the hospital around 6:45am. They put us in the last labor and delivery room they had (they were on overload that night). By the time the Dr. got there to check me I was 4cm and 50% that was around 8am. I got my epidural around 9:30am. We started pushing around 1pm and Lilly was born at 1:18pm. My mom brought Matthew to the hospital a couple hours later, and he cried and wanted no one but his grandma at first. After a few minuets he let me hold him and then he wanted to see the baby. Along with Matthew and my mom, we also had visits from my sister Merrie, my Dad, Rick's Dad and Shelia and our good friends Eric and Kimi (who were in town for the baby shower which was Saturday but I'm so glad they got to see her! And thank you Kimi for the pictures since I forgot to bring the camera!) And another special thank you to Rick's sister Susie and her husband Steve and family for bringing us a wonderful dinner that night! (we all know how horrible hospital food is!) We had to stay the night at the hospital, but we hoped that we would be out of there in the morning, but no such luck it was late afternoon before we were discharged. My mom brought Matthew to the hospital so we could ride home all together. Lilly has been a wonderful baby she sleeps well eats well and rarely cries. Matthew is adjusting, everyday gets a little better. He loves to give her kisses and loves. Rick and I take turns doing things with him so he gets plenty of attention. We are all so happy to have our little Lilly home with us!
