Sophie Rose

On October 12th we welcomed our baby girl Sophie. We still can't believe she is actually here and that we are now a family of 4. She was 8 lbs 6 oz. Exactly the same as Will. Crazy right? And they were both born at 40 weeks 3 days and 6:30-ish in the morning. The births were COMPLETELY different this time though. With will I was in labor for days and pushed for hours. With her, it was so fast. I BARELY made it to the hospital in time. We pulled up to the curb at 6 am. I don't even know what time I got up to labor and delivery. Maybe 6:15? She was born at 6:27. When we got there I was dying and the nurses were just annoyed I wasn't breathing though contractions better. We were all pretty shocked when my water broke and she started coming out before I was even checked into the hospital. It was pretty dramatic and crazy like the movies. Being RUSHED into a delivery room as she is coming out, I am screaming, and sweating. Ryan is in the corner trying not to pass out, I don't have time for an epidural.(obviously) I was just so excited to not have to be at the hospital for hours on end WAITING for her to get here. It was all kinda a blur and when I think about it I get major anxiety thinking we were SO close to having a baby on the 405. Thankfully it was before traffic or else we would have. Now, after having a baby naturally, completely on accident I would totally do it again. The whole experience and the recovery was so much better it's completely worth it. Poor baby was pretty swollen and bruised for a day or 2. I think just from coming out so fast. But we love her more than words can describe and are so grateful for the blessing of another baby. It is such a miracle.

Who do you think she looks like?

A couple days after she was born I took her in because her belly button looked super red... Turns out this can be very serious and they don't take it lightly. We were instantly sent to the hospital for her to be admitted and put on an antibiotic IV. It was SSSOOO sad. I cried for like 2 days straight. I hated having my tiny 2 day old baby in the hospital. Ryan and I both stayed with her, and my parents had Will with them. Thankfully we were able to leave after a little over 2 days and everything was okay. I now have a new appreciation for the sick kids and families that have to spend time in the hospital. My heart breaks for them. We were lucky for it to just be an infection. Nothing more. So thanks to all of our family and friends who prayed for our baby girl. I have pictures from the hospital just all on my phone. I need to figure out how to get them off.