Emma Mary

Our Baby Girl was born on December 8, 2009 at 10:32pm. She weighed 8 lbs and 1oz. Matt and I went into the hospital the previous day at 10:00pm to be induced because she was getting too big. . :)

What an amazing experience it was to have her. Around 9:00pm I went from a 5 to a 10 and felt ready to push. We waited for our doctor (who, I might add, is AMAZING). Whe he walked in, he said, "scrub up, Matt". Matt was like, "are you serious?" I know that he was secretly hoping that the doctor would let him help deliver. . he constantly made jokes about it during my pregnancy. So, with a little help from a vac. .Emma was born with only a few pushes. Matt was bouncing off the walls and I couldn't believe it when they placed this beautiful baby on my belly. It took her only a second to find her lungs and then she cried for a moment and looked around. Matt and I kept talking to her and she would look around like she was listening. Matt followed her to be cleaned up and weighed. I could hear him talking to her, trying to welcome he into the world.

Next to marrying my sweet husband, this was the most spiritual experience of my life. Steph once told me that the labor and delivery was her favorite part of her pregnancy. At the time I thought, "you are crazy!" But now I must totally agree. Ilove being a mom. I love holding this precious baby girl and thinking that I get her for eternity. Matt is totally the doting Dad. He changed ALL of her dipers while we were in the hospital, and now will jump at the chance of burping her, changing her, or just holding her. This is what life is all about.