Liv
The barlowing.com board of directors convened and agreed to temporarily withdraw my barlowing.com blogging suspension, while the lead writer, Leslie, fully recovers to her maximum blogging state. Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm pleased to present the newest addition to this Barlow family:
Olivia (Liv) Harper Barlow
8lbs 7oz
20.5 inches
Dark brown hair
born: 10/21/08, 11:07 p.m.
Day 1: Pictures first and then a brief recap of the experience.
7 a.m. - We just arrived at the hospital. Excitement was in the air. We never would have guessed this pregnancy would lead to an induction. Dr. Solomon, broke Leslie's water and the fun began.
9 a.m. - Leslie started having regular contractions and she dilated even further. She was forbidden to eat, in case we had to do a C-section.
4 p.m. - Leslie continued with the regular contractions, however, she stopped dilating once she hit 7 and half centimeters.
5:30 p.m. - There were no improvements with the dilating. Our wonderful Dr.'s shift was over. He tried to arrange it so he could stay, but he had a family issue that needed some attention. We talked about c-section. Leslie refused to do a C-section, unless it was absolutely necessary. We agreed with the doctor that she would be checked again at 7:30. If there continued to be no improvement, we would do the big C. James was able to stop by and help me give Leslie a blessing.
7:30 - Leslie dilated to a 9 (yeah!!!!). We met Dr. Lockey
8:15 - Leslie started to push.
11:07 - (yes three hours later) - Liv was born.
Reflections: I can't remember being this excited before in my life (the twins birth excitement was a little diluted with fear). When I get really excited, there is something in my body that forces this large amount of air that turns into some form of laugh that can be best compared to a hyena choking. Usually this can be very embarrassing, but in that room, at that moment. . . I didn't care. My little girl was here. I enjoyed watching every step of the process (minus the cutting of the umb cord, I couldn't be a part of that. I have my limits). When all was said and done, the strangest thing happened. . . we got to keep her. She wasn't taken away from us. Leslie got to see her, hold her, sing to her, within seconds of her birth, and they've been together ever since. She was brought up with us to the postpartum room and just the three of us were left alone. Oh yeah, and Leslie was finally able to eat again...yeah!!!)
Olivia (Liv) Harper Barlow
8lbs 7oz
20.5 inches
Dark brown hair
born: 10/21/08, 11:07 p.m.
Day 1: Pictures first and then a brief recap of the experience.
Mommy 5 minutes after birth
Dr. Lockey
Close Up
Daddy daughter time
7 a.m. - We just arrived at the hospital. Excitement was in the air. We never would have guessed this pregnancy would lead to an induction. Dr. Solomon, broke Leslie's water and the fun began.
9 a.m. - Leslie started having regular contractions and she dilated even further. She was forbidden to eat, in case we had to do a C-section.
4 p.m. - Leslie continued with the regular contractions, however, she stopped dilating once she hit 7 and half centimeters.
5:30 p.m. - There were no improvements with the dilating. Our wonderful Dr.'s shift was over. He tried to arrange it so he could stay, but he had a family issue that needed some attention. We talked about c-section. Leslie refused to do a C-section, unless it was absolutely necessary. We agreed with the doctor that she would be checked again at 7:30. If there continued to be no improvement, we would do the big C. James was able to stop by and help me give Leslie a blessing.
7:30 - Leslie dilated to a 9 (yeah!!!!). We met Dr. Lockey
8:15 - Leslie started to push.
11:07 - (yes three hours later) - Liv was born.
Reflections: I can't remember being this excited before in my life (the twins birth excitement was a little diluted with fear). When I get really excited, there is something in my body that forces this large amount of air that turns into some form of laugh that can be best compared to a hyena choking. Usually this can be very embarrassing, but in that room, at that moment. . . I didn't care. My little girl was here. I enjoyed watching every step of the process (minus the cutting of the umb cord, I couldn't be a part of that. I have my limits). When all was said and done, the strangest thing happened. . . we got to keep her. She wasn't taken away from us. Leslie got to see her, hold her, sing to her, within seconds of her birth, and they've been together ever since. She was brought up with us to the postpartum room and just the three of us were left alone. Oh yeah, and Leslie was finally able to eat again...yeah!!!)
posted by ryan at 11:53 AM
15 Comments:
Wow, I can't believe Leslie is capable of having an 8 1/2 lb baby. That is amazing! Congrats to you guys. I love the name. What a sweet baby. I bet the twins are so excited to meet their new sister. Good luck!
Crystal and Jared
Welcome Liv! We are so happy for you all!
What a beautiful baby! Congratulations guys. We felt the exact same way as you did when we had our singleton. She wasn't whisked away to NICU like our twins were. Best of luck with your new addition.
I can't wait to meet her!! I am SO glad Les isn't recovering from a c-section again! Please post pictures of the twins with Liv! I can only imagine they are the best big sisters already! congrats we love you guys!
Les, she is darling, it is funny that she is still so tiny compared to the kids that run circles around you now.
I loved holding her and seeing those little cheeks. I am so glad that you are home and in your own space. You look great, and I am so proud of you for sticking it out for that entire day, as well as three hours of pushing too. You did so great, and she is beautiful.
Don't forget to post some pictures of all that dark hair that she has. What a sweetheart she is. And what a joy she will be in your family.
You did it!! I am so glad to hear you did a v-back, isn't it amazing? Well congrats on Liv she is beautiful and huge, I can'r believe yopu could push that out of your tiny body! Good for you. How would it be to keep a baby with you, maybe one day I will know that feeling. I am so happy for you guys, keep us updated with pictures and hopefully you stayed all the time you could in the hospital to rest.
Oh! I am so happy for you. What a completely different experience for you than the first! She looks beautiful, is is plenty healthy! I hope to see you guys soon so we can meet her. Congrats, and take care of yourself
What a beautiful baby and much bigger than what I would have expected. Congratulations to both of you.
Love,
Grandma H
Congratulations!! She looks so big! I am glad things went well and that you got to keep her.
so Ryan, you got the hyena choking thing to huh? Yeah, I experience that too and it embarrasses me every time.
So pretty! I can't wait to meet her. It is like this is your first "real" birth experience. I'm glad you got to enjoy it.
Beautiful. So happy for you two!
Yay! Congratulations she's super cute! I love the name Olivia.
So I was just thinking of our kids names and noticed it was L, M, O so is your next one going to start with an N? I just thought it was funny!
She is so beautiful!!! I am so happy for your family, how exciting! And to have such a big, healthy baby, and to be able to HOLD her right off the bat and not have to wait for days, what a wonderful feeling! Isn't it great to not even have to give the NBICU another thought? So happy for you guys, BIG HUGZ all around!
Wow I've been out of the blog loop for way to long. congratulations! She is very beautiful.
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