IT'S A GIRL

She's here!!!! 9 days overdue this little muffin. She sure didn't want to break tradition and come a little earlier. My birth story is kinda short like the labor was. Although I would explain it as fast and furious. Monday Feb 7Th was a looooong day I felt like I was counting the hours until Chris got home, I was quite grumpy and just couldn't shake it. When the phone would ring I would look at the caller id and ignore it as if it had a face book "ignore"button.

*****sorry if any of you called that day LOL******

That night evening I had invited my mom over to go for a walk with me, I was having some stronger than normal braxton hicks so I thought maybe a walk would get things going. Little did I know it was FREEZING outside and we made it to the end of the drive way only to decide it was way to cold. lol

Around 11:00 I decide to just go to bed, still not in the best mood lights out.

Then at 2:00am the party started I woke up with strong contractions about 2-3 mins apart. I woke Chris up thinking it may be real. We timed them and walked circles around the living room as him and my mom were trying to convince me it was time to call my midwife. A sure sign for Chris I'm in labor is I keep asking " do you think their real?"

At 3:40 my midwife arrives, I had waited to get into the pool until she got here cause I wanted to know how far dilated I was. I was pretty disappoint when she said 5? almost a 6...

I thought to myself that these were hurting alot to have so much longer to go. ~sigh~

Climbed into the pool and it was if some one said to my uterus "on your mark get set go!" all of a sudden there was no break in between and they were over lapping.

I looked at my midwife and said " I'm not getting a break" she says " things are changing fast" Then I felt a pop and my water had broke. My body just started to push with no thought from me. I felt like my brain couldn't catch up to what was happening. With one push her head was out, waited for the next contraction and there she was!!! 4:20am I pulled her up out of the water repeating over and over "hi baby - hi baby" took me a few mins to even check if I had a boy or girl. She was just perfect. All the children were in the living room by this point very happy to meet their new little sister.

Hannah and I stayed in the pool for a while until I was read for the cord to be cut and deliver the placenta. I found it a little challenging to push again it was almost as if my body forgot how to push. Once that was all done I got into some dry clothes and joined everyone in the living room where Hannah and I started our nursing relationship. :) Which so far she seems to be very much enjoying.

Hannah Jubilee Brown (Graceful Celebration) 7lbs 14oz 19inches

I just stare at her all day, such a gift!