My little Angel

It has been one week and two days since my little Angel came into this world and it has been an amazing week. A week I hope I never forget.

It all started Jun 1...Sunday evening. We went into the hospital to be induced as Anna was a little over a week overdue.

Everything started off great. They hooked me up to all the monitors and I was even having contractions at that point (every 5-10 min). They gave me something to help me dialate because I was only 2-3. That helped the contractions get even stronger (this is when I gave in and got the epidural) and eventually I was a solid 3-4cm. Around that time they decided to break my water. Then the contractions slowed down. The doctor came in and talked about giving me pitocin but we didnt ever make it to that point as Anna's heartbeat starte to act up. At first it was it was going up and down. The doctors came in and talked about how they wanted to monitor it for 30 minutes and then we would talk about our options. Depending on what her heartrate was doing we would either get a c-section to be safe or go with pitocin to speed up labor. The docters walked out and what seemed like not 5 minutes later they were back in our room saying we were going to have to have a c-section that it wasnt an option. So...we were rushed down to the OR..at 0608 they started the surgery and at 0612 our precious, perfect little angel came into this world. Hearing her sweet little cry was the most beautiful sound I ever heard. I was so scared as they were rolling me into the OR and as they were conducting the surgery. The only thing that calmed me down was seeing me husband and the look in his eyes but even then I was still scared. Hearing her cry and then seeing her...I have never felt such relief in my life, I have never went from being so scared, so nervous to so happy and so thankful. She was simply amazing, simply beautiful, simply a miracle. I remember holding her and just in disbelief that something so perfect was a part of me, that God had blessed me with such this little miracle. That everything was ok, that she was here, that she was a part of me and my husband and that she was perfect.

We have been home now for a week and two days. Anna is such a sweet and peaceful baby. She doesnt hardly ever cry. The most she has cried was the first time we gave her a sponge bath and a couple times when she got fustrated feeding. I hate to hear her cry (it breaks my heart, to see her with tears in her eyes) so I am glad that she doesnt do it often. She is such a happy and content little baby. She loves to smile which always makes my day.

Everyday I look at her in disbelief, I cant believe I have been blessed with her.

Everyday I look at her and I thank God for her. She is simply my little Angel.