Stella

This June, Andy and I had the most exciting day of our lives! We welcomed our most precious little baby girl - Stella Smith. She is, of course, the most adorable thing to ever exist! On Monday night, right after I dropped Andy off at work, The first contraction came. As I paced around the house all night, all alone, freaked out, in pain, and not quite sure what to do, I finally decided to pick Andy up from work a little early. (Driving in labor is not something I would suggest to anyone) We went to the hospital and were sent home after a couple of hours. The drive back to the hospital a couple of hours after that was the worst of my life. I was having contractions about every three minutes and throwing up in Andy's water-bottle (He was so sweet to me!). After I was checked in, I was left alone because of an emergency my nurse needed to tend to. So...when she came back five or so hours later, Stella was ready, and had been for quite a while I'm sure. However, the doctor was at home in bed. So they called the doctor, and the baby sat waiting, crowning, in the birth canal for 45 mins or so, and therefore had some problems with her heart rate. Luckily though, she was tough enough and pulled through just fine. (Andy was pretty ticked at the hospital staff!) She was born at 12:25 A.M. Wednesday morning. She weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and was 18 inches long. She is itty bitty. We had to get her some preemy clothes and those are even a little big. Andy and I can't stop talking about how beautiful and sweet she is. Andy says that there is nothing like holding her in his arms, and I melt every time she looks at me. Since we have been home, she has had some pretty bad jaundice, and has had to spend most of her days in a bili light suitcase. She doesn't enjoy that much - and we don't either, but today her score has dropped, so her stay in the suitcase is hopefully almost over! Our lives are forever changed, and we could not be happier. We love her more than anything in the world.