Mikaela is here!!

Finally...i knew it would be no earlier than the planned csection date..but that's ok. originally, they had me scheduled for 1:30pm on the 21st, but the day before, they asked if i wanted to do it at 7:30am instead, so of course, i said yes. So after doing all of my preadmission testing, blood taking, sanitizing my belly the day before, we went in at 6am for the csection. I was so nervous because it was all just going too well, and i was scared something would happen. with judah, we didn't expect to have a csection, so it was a little different. i had more time to think about it all. but fortunately, everything went smoothly. the anesthesiologist gave me some "relaxation medicine" and i was definitely loopy from that point on. Mikaela arrived at 7:59am on July 21, 2011 screaming her lungs out..they beat her with this weird paddle looking thing that i don't even know how to describe because they thought she wasn't screaming enough (with judah, he barely made any sounds, so i wasn't too worried about her!)..but allen got to take her back to the nursery where they told us that she measured 8lbs, 6oz..20 inches long. she's a healthy girl!

we got to leave the hospital on sunday afternoon..i was ready. those leg things that cramp down on your legs got on my nerves and i was just sick of taking medicine and laying in bed with people checking on me a thousand times a day. but we did have lots of visitors, and i was glad to see them all!! i AM so so so glad to be home, though. i can kinda do what i want now and not have to worry about a nurse coming to check in on me and random people showing up. and i can try to get back to my normal routine (which right now is a tad altered lol)...

mikaela's doing well though. we went to the pediatrician on monday, and she weighed 7lbs, 11 1/2 oz..they tested her for jaundice b/c her levels were on the borderline level. but fortunately they had gone down and she is A-ok. we go back on August 5th for her 2 week well check. as far as sleep....HA!! she actually hasn't done badly..it's been kind of random this past week. lastnight was ok though..i fed her right at 11:30 and she woke up at 3:30, and then again right around the time allen goes to work...that's easy compared to what some parents deal with! but she DOES love the night time! it hits 9 or 10pm, and those eyes of hers just pop wide open and she stays awake for hours!! but it is so fun to watch her being amazed at this new world around her. and judah is SO good with her. he still has his normal tantrums, but he loves to help me. loves to count her fingers and toes, bring me her pacifier, cover her up w/ blankets, and help me feed her bottles to her. i just hope it continues.


now....for a picture dump!!! :)