Under the bilirubin lights at the hospital
Getting ready to go home from the hospital
Bath time
Kyle meeting Layla
Miles meeting LaylaLayla greeted us on February 16, 2009 at 9:19 pm. She weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and is 19 inches long. She was 3 weeks early but is doing good. She is healthy and happy and brings joy and love into our home. The boys love her and are always trying to touch and see her.
As for the labor and delivery for any of you that would like to know it went relatively well. I decided to have her natural with no epidural. It was very painful but I am glad I decided to do it. Thankfully I dilate and deliver really fast. I went from 5 cm dilated to her laying on the bed in less than 5 minutes. In fact, I go so fast that there was no doctor in the room. I had 4 nurses in the room and they were great. The doctor arrived a couple minutes after Layla was born.
Layla's bilirubin count is really high so she is on the bilirubin lights to help her body get rid of the excess bilirubin. She started the lights at the hospital and now that we are home she is still on the lights. We take her in daily to get lab draws to see how her body is getting rid of the excess bilirubin. This is nothing new for us. Kyle was also on the bilirubin lights. Hopefully in the next day of two she will be able to be off the lights.
I think I am still in a daze about having a baby again and having a baby girl. I find myself calling Layla a him all the time. I am so grateful for all my kids and love them dearly.
18 comments:
Oh she is a doll, Monica!! Congrats! It'll be so fun for her to have two older, loving brothers! :) I can't believe how fast you went from a 5 to delivering Layla!!! Crazy!!! I hope you are recovering well.
Mom said she was perfect and she really is! For some reason she actually looks more like steve to me than the boys do (that sounds weird...sorry). She really is beautiful. I can't wait to hold her!! Congrats!! Love you guys!
yay! Congrats! That is exciting! Did you have your other two early like she was? Man, that is a fast delivery! Glad you are doing well and that the whole thing went good for you! She is beautiful! and i love her name!
You sure updated fast! She is beautiful. Can't wait for our family to get better so we can visit you guys!
Congratulations! What an exciting, wonderful, and probably exhausting time!!! I am so glad that labor went well, and wish your little family the best of luck!!! Congrats!
Congrats she is cute!!!! But I do have to say that in all the bath pictures your kids have always looked like steve when he is giving a funny face!!!!
YAY! She is super cute. I can't wait to meet her. Hopefully we'll be down soon! Love You!
Congrats Monica! Layla is so precious! The picture of Kyle kissing her little nose melted my grumpy 4am heart! I hope you are doing well. She is beautiful!
Congratulations Monica! I can't wait to meet her...hopefully soon. I bet the boys are going to have so much fun with her. I'm glad to hear that you're doing well.
She looks perfect, and she'll be well looked after with those two big brothers of hers! Can't wait to meet her on our next trip out!
She is perfect! Congrats! you make labor and delivery sound like a breeze.....lucky you! I have my children cut from my womb!
Best of luck with a new little one!
So proud of you--she is adorable. Julie thinks she wants to kidnap her for a day. :)
Is it weird to have a little baby girl now? I am so excited for you! I can't wait to meet her.
Congratulations!! She's absolutely adorable! I can't wait to meet her when we come out this summer. Georgeous! She'll be very protected with those two older brother's of hers-oh yeah, and Daddy too.
CONGRATS!!! She is beautiful! I am glad that all is going so well! Love ya!
Congratulations! She's beautiful! I'm glad everything went well and she's healthy.
Congrats!!!! She is beautiful. Glad you are doing well.
Oh she is SOOO cute and sweet!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
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