Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Lyla Mae Merrill

born: February 17, 2011
time: 4:38 p.m
weight: 7 pounds 11 ounces
length: 20 1/2 inches
(super flattering pic, i know!)

Well.. she's here!!! 10 days early and completely perfect! Wedensday night I started having contractions so I woke Tommy up and we headed to the hospital about 10:30. By 11 I was hooked up to the machines in triage to monitor my contractions when at about 11:30 my water broke! (glad it was in the hospital bed and not in mine!!) I was at a 1 1/2 and 90% effaced. They admitted us and went ahead and gave me my epidural so I could sleep! At about noon I was still only at a 4 so they went ahead and started me on pitocin. By 2:00 I was at a 6, by 3 an 8, by 4 I was ready to push! And with about 5 pushes and 30 minutes the most beautiful baby came out! :) We had so many visitors in the hospital and now that we have been home..so many people love her so much already! We already couldn't imagine life without her. I'm sad she will already be a week old tommorrow..time is already going by way too fast. So far she has been an amazing baby and a pretty good sleeper! She only wakes up once MAYBE twice a night and usually I have to wake her up to feed her :) Hopefully things stay that way... but I won't hold my breath! My favorite thing to do is sit and watch her and her daddy. Tommy is so good with her and shes already got him so tightly wound around her finger! She loves him :)


daddy holding her for the first time


coming home :)


9 comments:

lisa said...

Natalie! She is so precious! I am so so so so so (etc) happy for you and Tommy! You are going to be an amazing mommy! I cannot wait to meet her! YAY!

Gunnell Family said...

Nat she is soooo cute! congratulations on you beautiful baby girl!!! Can't wait to see her. Love ya, Julie

jack+alli said...

what a beauty! congratulations! i'm so happy your little miracle is finally here!
yes, time flies!! i feel like i just had eli but he's almost 5 months old!

Emily Lauren said...

Oh my gosh, Nat. She's absolutely precious!! Congratulations. Sounds like a smooth delivery and a great first week home. So happy for you and Tommy!

{love, mj.} said...

she is so perfect! and yellow! lol. but oh she is so cute!

Jennifer said...

Congrats!! She is beautiful!!

Jordyn Perkins said...

Congrats!!! She is such a little doll and will be the best accessorized baby in town! ;) So darling, you two will be awesome parents. Yay!!

Christie Knight said...

She is super cute and precious! Congratulations!!! We need to get together so we can see her in person!

Ian and Kristen said...

Congratulations Natalie! She is a doll! A few more hours and she would have shared a birthday with my little girl, Mady! (Who also happened to be exactly 20 days early!.. Weird!)