More about Lily

8 pounds, 7.7 oz.

21.25 inches

born at 22:37 on March 22nd 2007 in at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque New Mexico

We don’t know the middle name for sure yet.

About Lily

She’s a lot bigger than they thought.

She’s pretty purple but getting pinker.

She has a nice little cry.

Lily is out!!!!!!!

I saw the head.

Pushing again.

“The cervix went bye bye and the baby came down.”  “I think this time will do it.”

By “this time” Ginger, our midwife, meant “this set of contractions and pushing combined.”

Scissors and tools and papers and everything are ready.  Gina is still hooked up to Oxygen and IV.

Successful epidural

Baby and mom are doing fine.

Gina’s having the epidural

It takes a few minutes at least.  This will be the 4th time.  Two times they have asked me to leave and two times I’ve stayed.

I can see why they might want me to leave: it’s kind of a freaky manuever.  The needle is pretty big and there can be an audible pop as they penetrate that tough membrane around the spinal fluid.  And it just seems like if they poke too far or something then there will be permanent damage to something important.

So I’m sitting out here.

Baby’s head, epidural

Baby’s head is just off-kilter a bit.  The midwife asked Gina not to push and to get ready for an epidural.

Said no to epidural people

By the time they came Gina seemed close enough that it seemed pointless.

Now Gina’s bearing down but it’s kind of like the induction: she’s almost ready but not quite so the effort is coming from outside rather than inside.  It’s going to work, and faster, but it’s harder.

Shaking

Every part of Gina is shaking.  She’s expressing gratitude to the nurse and midwife.