Charlotte's Tummy Time

Here is a video of Charlotte having her "tummy time". Her neck muscles are getting really strong!

An Outing With Baby

Daddy, Mama, and Baby went out for breakfast this morning and decided to take a stroll at the wetlands. Unfortunately the terrain was a little rough and I don't think Charlotte appreciated it too much as you can tell from the pictures. She did really well at the restaurant though and slept while we ate. Maybe we'll opt for paved walkways next time :) !!

Charlotte's first movie

Photo booth

Just thought it would be fun to capture a few of the faces of my baby...

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Baby Charlotte Has Arrived

So, a week late but worth the wait! At 41 weeks, I was admitted to the hospital for inducement because Charlotte just wasn't ready to come out. My mom, Greg and I checked in at 8am and found out that I was having contractions 5 minutes apart and was already dialted to 3cm (which was news to me, because I wasn't feeling ANY of the contractions). At 11am they came in to start the inducement by giving me Pitocin and a couple of hours later when I reached 6cm I really started to get uncomfortable with the contractions so opted to go with the Epidural to ease the pain. I gotta say, thank god for anti-naseau drugs!!! Ended up getting 2 shots in the IV of that stuff and thank god cause who wants to vomit while trying to push a baby out! :) By 6pm the Dr. said I was fully dialated and ready to start pushing. It took a good hour and 1/2 of pushing and wasn't too bad in the beginning but by the last 3 tries of pushing I was spent and about to ask for a break when Charlotte decided to give her mama a break and popped out! Daddy got to cut the cord. Charlotte was born 9/2/09 7:38pm and weighed 6 lbs 4.2 oz and 19 in. She was so alert and stayed awake for a couple of hours. After my shakes from all the hormones went away I finally got to nurse her and she took right to it and hasn't stopped since. Charlotte is quite the little lady and has such a sweet disposition. Greg and I are so IN LOVE with her and can't wait for all the "firsts" to come our way.