Cordelia is here!

[jenr]

Well, little Cordelia Elizabeth Ann arrived early at 12:21pm on Tuesday, 11/14/2006 after 2.5 hours of labour. She was supposed to be around 37 weeks according to my "sonogram due date" which I never believed, but it looks like she is probably closer to 36 weeks. Luckily she weighed a good 6lbs, 10ozs and is 19.5inches long. I was released within a few hours from the hospital (actually the free standing birth center associated with the hospital) despite the fact that the staff thought I was nuts for wanting to go home right away. I wanted to get home and introduce my boys to their new baby sister!!!

I'll write more details later, but right now I am just getting re-used to typing with a baby attached to me (yeah, Mei Tais and pouch slings!!!!!).

If you would like to see some pics of her go to : http://new.photos.yahoo.com/jen_rack...60762341216040

Jennifer

[mamaw/two]

: Congratulations, hope you have a happy babymoon!

[katie-p-]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!

[amygeekgrl]

congratulations, mama!!
she's beautiful, you look great and i love the pics of the big brothers with their little sister. so sweet.

[MiamiMami]

What a cutie! Congrats!

[redhotmama]

What an awesome name...reminds me of Anne of Green Gables

[xenabyte]

Congratulations and Baby Cordelia!!

Enjoy your time with baby.

[rainbowfairymomma]

CONGRATS mama!!!!!! Glad she is healthy!
Enjoy your babymoon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love the photos!

[KIMBER1983]

Congrats!!!
Beautiful baby.

[LavenderMae]

Congrats! Welcome Cordelia Elizabeth Ann!!!

[maxwill129]

I'm not in your DDC, but I saw the name of your thread...I LOVE your baby's name! It's so beautiful!

Congrats!!!

Shannon

[jenr]

Thanks everyone! We have been doing really well at home, despite how nuts all my non-AP/traditional family and friends think we are for leaving the hospital and coming home right away. We went to the chiropractor at 11am the day after she was born because her sholder caught my tailbone on the way out and snapped it out of place. Luckily it was an easy fix on me and all she had was a slight adjusment on her shoulder. It wasn't until yesterday that I realized we brought our 23 hour old to the chiro before we went to a peds apt. to get her PKU test done (state mandated here in Kansas otherwise I wouldn't have done it.) She hasn't lost any weight since coming home and is nursing like a champ (way more than either of the boys which surprises me because I had extremely low supply with DS#1, lowish supply with DS#2, but seem to have abundant supply this time - go figure?)

The boys are crazy about her and won't let her out of their sight. The first thing that happens in the morning is that when they wake up, they pop their little heads up and locate her in the bed (okay, usually on my breast) and then give her a kiss. Yes, all five of us, and the occassional cat and/or Great Dane are all sleeping together in one bed.

I tried to go shopping today while DH watched an annual football game but it was a little difficult because I needed to nurse the baby and the boys were ready to go-go-go, so we may have to work out some kind of routine for going out.

I'm not sure I'm actually glowing in the pictures or just really relieved it was over!!! Fast labour sounds like a godsend but it is hard. I'm kinds ashamed to admit that I think I told the midwife that I "ha(ve) never wanted drugs so much in my life...can someone just knock me out?" Luckily between her, my doula and a very natural-friendly nurse, and the wonderful ministrations of my DH who found a magic spot on my wrist and rubbed that sucker for 2 hours straight to relieve pain, I went no drugs and came out completely intact.

I think I could do it again...although the memory is so fresh that I am thinking that an epidural wouldn't be "so" bad

Jennifer

[jenr]

Originally Posted by redhotmama

What an awesome name...reminds me of Anne of Green Gables

That's where it comes from!!! Growing up with a very common name, I related to Anne wanting a pretty, unusual name, so Cordelia she is!!!!