Makayla's Story

Well, not wanting to make it all the way to the day, we did anyways. I was hoping little girl would decide to come on her own, but she was too comfortable in there! They scheduled me for 9am on the morning of the 18th. It is nice to be able to get all ready and packed. Also, having Bada there knowing your kids are in great hands! They got me all hooked up by 10am and then the waiting game began. I thought the doc would be by to pop my water by noon, so the epidural came at that time:) However, come to find out she was at her Layton clinic and would not come unless I was a 7, or after her patients at her office. So, wait we did. My water cushioned her head so it took till about 4pm. When she did pop my water I jumped from a 7 to a 10 in less than an hour and had to push!!! For some reason my epidural was masking a lot of the pain, but I could feel just about everything else. My legs were not numb at all! But, with 3 pushes later Makayla was here!!! She arrived at 5:54pm. I was hoping for 8lb 9oz, because both her brothers were, but she had to outdo them. 8lb 10oz and 19.5 in. She also had to beat them out with a full head of hair! Glad our girl got the hair! We had aunt Kellie, Grandma, and Grandpa to visit with us while we were there. We had an interrupted nights sleep and a relaxing day the next day. The boys came to visit with Bada for lunch. I was more excited for them to meet her than I am sure they were! But, they ran in the room anxious to see her. Levi immediately wanted to hold her and Zack put his hand over his mouth and gasped, followed by, "She's cuuuuute!!!!" We were a little anxious to sleep in our own beds so when my 24 hours after delivery hit, we were pretty much packing to head home. My bed never felt so good, and she slept really good for us. The boys were so excited to see us in the morning and we were so glad to be home with our perfect baby! We took her in for her newborn checkup on Saturday, and little miss had dropped down to 7lb 13oz. She lost 9% of her weight. 10% is where they get concerned. But, she has been eating like a champ and I am certain she is gaining it back fast! Her cord fell off on day 4. A little too soon, but that also is looking good. Everything is perfect!