Jaycee Stella Carlile

We welcomed Jaycee Stella Carlile into our family on Dec. 31, 2009 at 9:32 am. She weighed 7 lbs 14 oz and was 20.5". We are SO in love with her already. What a sweet little girl she is!

Going into the whole labor process, I was always anxious and nervous about what my 'birth experience' would be like. Since I like reading the details of others' births, the following is what went down a few hours before she entered this world. Skip below and check out how cute she is if you could care less about the details :).

I was already at 4cm going to the hospital. At midnight we arrived to be induced. After getting all settled in, they started the pitocin and got the epidural going. I told them if I could get the epidural in the parking lot, that would be fine with me! The anesthesiologists did a great job with the epidural, (which is surprising because he is an OU fan<---inserted by Ev) I felt nothing but could still move my legs and such. The next few hours were spent watching ESPN (since at that time there are mostly informercials), eating a popsicle and ice, and watching Ev sleep in the tiny chair (I was way too anxious/excited to sleep!). Around 7 am they broke my water. Things started going very quickly after this-- just an hour and a half later I was all set to start pushing. When he said I was a 10 and going to start pushing, I had a little emotional moment thinking about the fact that it was really happening, she would be here soon. I think all those episodes of watching A Baby Story really paid off because I only had to push for 61 minutes (that and in between pushes I told myself to get her out quick so she wouldn't have a cone head :) ). The last few minutes of pushing was the only uncomfortable part, I knew she was so close and I think I just got a little nervous. Sure enough though, all of a sudden she was here! I couldn't believe it. Ev then cut the cord and got to watch them do all the after labor stuff. It was such a special experience with our little family now together. Ev was so wonderful through the whole process (although I did make it easy for him!). So 9.5 hours, a few episodes of Saved by the Bell and some ice chips later, our little angel was here!

The past few days have been going well, considering she is a newborn. She eats great and often. We had a doc appointment that went perfectly. Poor thing gets to be the tester as we figure this whole parenthood thing out! I don't know what I would do if Ev wasn't as great of a dad as he is. I think I've only had to change one or two diapers if that tells you anything. She is a daddy's girl that's for sure!!! And I love having a buddy to match bows with. We often just sit and stare at here... we just love her to pieces!