{ arrived! }
holland taylor
september 20, 2010
7 lbs 10 oz
21 inches
the due date is finally here!
it was very surreal scheduling a birth. this was my 2nd c-section and it was just both strange and cool to know the who, what, when and where you were going to give birth. we weren't scheduled until the late-afternoon that day so we just enjoyed the morning with great anticipation! (this including enjoying the no labor pains which was absolutely amazing!) i was very nervous because i knew what to expect as far as the recovery, but also knew there was a prize at the end- our daughter.
getting prepared at the hospital!
baby sister gave hayden a present because she was so excited to have him as her big brother!
walking to the operating room was like walking to death row! i was terrified of "the big needle" but knew i'd be okay once that was over. after the spinal, the rest was a breeze!
my hottie hubby in his scrubs!
ricky totally can handle anything and was watching/videotaping/taking pictures/and trying to comfort me during the surgery! it was cute because he totally let out a cute scream when he saw her head pop out, which made everyone in the o.r. jump, then everyone started laughing. the dr showed her to me over the curtain as soon as she came out and it was love at first sight.
cutting the umbilical cord!
touching her for the first time
she's here and we're in love!
proud daddy!
proud mommy!
and of course...curious brother!
giving daddy kisses!
and finally a proud brother!
yeah!
it was interesting to watch hayden interact with his new baby sister, we weren't sure what to expect. he totally would be excited, want to hold her and kiss her and then moments later would say, "i want her to go back into mommy's belly!" my mom said that night he went home, he wrapped his mr. potato head in a blanket- we knew everything would be ok!
each day at the hospital, hayden got a present from baby sister! ricky surprised me with hayden coming to the hosital dressed in his "dr. hayden" big brother scrubs! it was so cute!
holland
3 days old
there she is!
we had a lot of visitors at the hospital and thank you to everyone during this time- whether it was a meal or a gift, we really appreciated all of your help!
grandpa and holland
love this picture of my mom holding her
papa and jamma meeting holland
omi and opa
our little tulip
daddy kiss
can't get enough!
welcome home holland!
6 days old
