Audrey Leona: June 17th at 11:20am

Well, my baby is officially here. She was born on Friday June 17th at 11:20am. She weighed a teeny tiny 5lbs, 10oz. She is SO BEAUTIFUL. As of right now, she has blond hair and blue eyes. That will probably change. Let me tell you about her birth story:

We were set to be induced on Friday. They broke my water early and started pitocin. After a while I had not progressed and the nurse seemed concerned about something. She had the doctor come check me and that's when they said that they didn't feel the baby's head down. They immediately got an ultrasound machine and discovered my little Audrey had flipped sideways after they broke my water. There were no other options at that point but to do a C-section. In no time, I was wheeled to the OR and put on the operating table. A short few minutes later, I heard Audrey's first cry. That of course brought me to tears. Paul went over to see her while they cleaned her up and said her birth weight. We were absolutely shocked because she was a pound and a half less than what they said she'd be. Paul brought her to me to see her, then they had to take her to the nursery. I waited an hour and a half to hold my baby for the first time. TORTURE. But having her after that was heaven. My blood pressure was really high after I had her, so they put me on meds and told me I couldn't nurse. I was super bummed. We used formula for the first day, then attempted nursing the next day.

As of now, my blood pressure is still really high. We're trying to get it down with the help of my doctor and prescribed medicine. Life with a newborn is AMAZING. My baby sleeps through the night. I wake her up to nurse around 6 or 7 every morning. Nursing is going great. Audrey is a dream come true. She's so precious and I never knew I could love her SO much. I look forward to waking up and spending the day with her and seeing her beautiful face. Seriously, my baby does not cry. She has only cried twice and that was in the hospital. That will change, but she's a happy baby right now.

Anyways, that's the update!