Been busy :)

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Well the last 5-6 weeks have been pretty busy, to say the least! Olivia was born July 8, 2010 (10 days early) at 5:25pm. She weighed 6lbs 9oz, and was 19 1/2 in. long. She has a so much dark hair - it's great (although I'm still waiting for it to turn curly). I had a pretty smooth delivery. I went in when I was about 4 cm along ( around 10am that morning) & the dr. ended up breaking my water & starting a pitocin drip to make my contractions a little more regular (plus he was going on vacation that evening, & I really wanted him to deliver!). I made it to almost 9cm with out drugs, but finally got an epidural because I was getting so tired, & in so much pain. I ended up pushing for an hour. And then she was born. She had some trouble breathing when she came out, so she was put on oxygen (taken off the next morning) & in the NICU, then she had low sugar levels & some jaundice, so she didn't get released for 5 days. That was a little hard.


I've recovered already & feel really good. I have actually been getting some rest & try to get a nap in during the day. My mom came up a week before Olivia was born, and was able to stay 2 weeks after (3 total). It was such a blessing to have her with me so long - she was such an amazing help to me and Rick. The first few weeks were really hard with all the company coming and going, & the lack of sleep. We're still losing sleep, but I definitely am getting in the swing of things a lot better :)


Oh - I've also switched to cloth diapering as well (prefolds & covers) that is going really well & am very happy with choosing cloth :) Even Rick helps change a diaper here and there! :)