[momma2finn]

Baby's Name: Finn Willem Erickson<br>
Baby's Due Date: October 24th<br>
Baby's Birthdate: November 3rd 10:07pm<br>
Sex and weight/height: Boy 7.3lbs, 21in<br>
How long was labor: 7+ hours<br>
How are you doing: Doing well, despite interventionist peds. Bili levels are slightly high but dropping now, and Finn is the best nursing baby ever!! I LOVE watching him eat-he's so cute when he's happy!!

 

[cynotgirl]

We welcomed our beautiful baby girl on November 5th ~ Elliette Rose! Yay! She is perfect! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/love.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="love">

 

[gratefulbambina]

1. Baby's name - Gavin Ryan<br>
2. Baby due date - November 14, 2005<br>
3. Baby's birthday - Nov 8th<br>
4. Sex and weight/height - Male 8 lbs 4 oz 21 inches<br>
5. How long you were in labor - 6 hrs<br>
6. How are you doing? - great, going to post birthstory now

 

[KatieInAz]

Sorry. Removed.

 

[Feathere]

1. Baby's name - Adele... not sure of the middle yet!<br>
2. Baby due date - November 11, 2005<br>
3. Baby's birthday - November 9, 2005<br>
4. Sex and weight/height - Female, 7 pounds, 15 ounces, 21 and a half inches long<br>
5. How long you were in labor - about 4 and a half hours<br>
6. How are you doing? -- Super! Adele is wonderful. We had a planned homebirth but an unplanned Papa delivery (midwife got there late, everything happened fast.) All is well and we are getting to know her.

 

[Gunter]

1. Baby's name - Ezra (haven't decided middle name)<br>
2. Baby due date - Friday, Nov. 25th<br>
3. Baby's birthday - Sunday, Nov. 6th<br>
4. Sex and weight/height - Female (surprise!)- 5lbs - 19 inches<br>
5. How long you were in labor - a wonderfully gentle 23 hours total, not sure about the breakdown of active, etc...but the latter part was short, for sure<br>
6. How are you doing? - Soooo good and so supported by DH! Felt great mentally and physically the very same day. She's gaining weight and BFing really well. Really struggled to trust BFing as enough for her little bod but it surely has been! Feel much better with her gaining.

 

[Awaken]

Congrats to cynotgirl, katie, and feathere, I don't think I saw your announcements outside this thread, so just wanted to say I'm so happy for you! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/heartbeat.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="heartbeat"><br><br>
So glad to hear your little ones are here safe and sound and can't wait to hear more from you about how you're doing, how the babies are doing, the birth, etc!

 

[mamaharsh]

Baby's Name: Sean Francis<br>
Baby's Due Date: November 15th<br>
Baby's Birthdate: October 31, 2005<br>
Sex and weight/height: Boy. 7 pounds 9 ounces, 19.25 inches.<br>
How long was labor: My water broke at midnight and Sean arrived at 8:41am<br>
How are you doing: Wonderful! We had an awesome homebirth and he's eating and gaining like a champ.

 

[beachbaby]

Baby's Name: Lillian Bess<br>
Baby's Due Date: EDD 11/18<br>
Baby's Birthdate: Tuesday 11/8 @ 8:52am<br>
Sex and weight/height: girl; 6 lbs 13 oz; 20 inches<br>
How long was labor: 12 hours from the time my water broke (didn't have any contractions or labor signs before that!) til she was born<br>
How are you doing: Enjoying getting to know our little girl; still getting the hang of breastfeeding...

 

[memory maker]

1. Baby's name -Gabriella Frances<br>
2. Baby due date -10-31<br>
3. Baby's birthday -11-8<br>
4. Sex and weight/height - Female 6lbs 5 oz 19 1/2 inches`<br>
5. How long you were in labor -they broke my water at 6 pm. she was born at 7:25 pm<br>
6. How are you doing? -We are all doing well. I didnt even feel like I had given birth. We came home from the hospital 24 hours after her birth. She is nursing great!

 

[samsmamma]

1. Name - Karl (no middle name yet)<br>
2. Due date - 11/21 oe 11/23<br>
3. Birthdate - 11/17<br>
4. Stats - Boy, 8lbs 12 oz, approx 21"<br>
5. How was labor - water broke at about 8:49PM and Karl arrived at 4AM. Was 7cm at 3AM, fully dilated by 3:30 and pushed for 30 minutes. Frankly, it was excruciating, but the MW helped a ton.<br>
6. How are we doing? Great! No tears at all, I can pee without pain, Karl is a champion nurser and has a lovely disposition and all looks good so far! We even had our first lovely meconium poop! We are doing well.<br><br>
More details TK...

 

[Queen of Cups]

1. Baby's name - Ellandra Llewellyn (Ellie)<br>
2. Baby due date - 11/27<br>
3. Baby's birthday - 11/19<br>
4. Sex and weight/height - Female 8lbs 4.6 oz 19 1/2 inches`<br>
5. How long you were in labor - I woke up at 1:38am, gave birth at 3:54am, left the hospital at 1:30pm<br>
6. How are you doing? - GREAT! All natural childbirth again, no episiotomy this time, one very small tear that only needed one stitch, and I feel great! Ellie is nursing like a champ and is a very mellow little sweetheart. Big brother is handling it all very well, too, which is such a relief.

 

[Kavita]

1. Baby's name - Ella Florence<br>
2. Baby due date - November 15<br>
3. Baby's birthday - November 08<br>
4. Sex and weight/height - Girl, 6 lbs 10 oz, 20 inches<br>
5. How long you were in labor - prodromal labor 1 1/2 days, active labor 4 hours!<br>
6. How are you doing? - We're doing really well! We are totally in love with our little cuddle-bear!!

 

[MamaFern]

congrats on the new babies!!!! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/luxlove.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="throb"> its So exciting reading the birth announcements!

 

[trmpetplaya]

1. Baby's name - Aena Elaine<br>
2. Baby due date - 11/8/2005<br>
3. Baby's birthday - 11/10/2005<br>
4. Sex and weight/height - Female - 7lbs 12 ounces - 19.5 inches<br>
5. How long you were in labor - 8 hours from when I couldn't sleep between contractions.<br>
6. How are you doing? - Very well! I had a kidney infection that showed itself as a 104.1 temp the day after the birth (at home in the water <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/orngbiggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="orange big grin"> ), but I'm doing much better now! Aena loves to nurse <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/thumb.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="thumbs up"> Dh is thrilled!<br><br>
love and peace. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/love.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="love">

 

[crsta33]

1. Baby's name - Landon Farrell<br>
2. Baby due date - Nov. 21, 2005<br>
3. Baby's birthday - Nov. 21, 2005 <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"><br>
4. Sex and weight/height - Male - 10 lbs. 7 oz. - 21 1/4 inches<br>
5. How long you were in labor - 7 hours from ROM to birth<br>
6. How are you doing? Still a little tired, but no stitches. He loves to nurse and sleep snuggled in close. He has a little facial brusing from the nuchal cord, but he's quite handsome. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/love.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="love"><br><br>
Christa

 

[Awaken]

Wow, trumpetplaya- just saw your announcement- congratulations!!<br><br>
My little bundle o' joy:<br><br>
Name- Ezra James<br>
Due Date- 11/25<br>
Birthday- 11/18<br>
Sex- male<br>
ht/wt- 20.5" and 7 lb 9 oz<br>
Length of labor- 4 1/2 hrs from first contraction to birth<br>
How we're doing now- Great <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"> He is a good nurser (thankfully! I was so worried) and just pleasant as can be. My worst problem has been awful engorgement, which today finally seems to be lessening slightly. I am just so in love with him <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/love.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="love">

 

[spiritmomma]

1. Baby's name - Isa Chloe Hazel<br>
2. Baby due date - November 19<br>
3. Baby's birthday - November 22<br>
4. Sex and weight/height - Beautiful Girl! 7lbs, 11oz, 21 inches long<br>
5. How long you were in labor - about 8 hours, 2 hours of pushing<br>
6. How are you doing? - I am recovering very well. Just a few stitches! Isa was admitted to NICU for a lung infection about 3 hours after birth. She is recovering rapidly and doing well. We can hardly wait to get her home. More details in another thread!

 

[3for3hb]

1. Baby's name - Gabriel Evan Powell<br>
2. Baby due date - 10/23/05<br>
3. Baby's birthday - 11/15/05<br>
4. Sex and weight/height - male, 8lbs 12oz, 21 1/2 inches<br>
5. How long you were in labor - 3 hours but the majority of the labor was in the last hour and 15 or 45 minutes... VERY INTENSE!!!<br>
6. How are you doing? - I'm in absolute baby bliss land. Emotionally I feel so much more centered and grounded after this birth than I did with my first. I didn't tear at all, only had a minor labial split which healed very quickly. Gabriel latched on after 5 minutes of being born and has been nursing like a champ ever since. My size F cup breasts need to be pumped twice a day to prevent engorgement... at 10 days postpartum we have no more room in our freezer for expressed milk!!! Gabriel is sleeping pretty much through the night (for a newborn) only waking twice to feed and be changed. I'm so in love with him and our new family dynamic. Alright... I'll stop writing my novel <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/lol.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="lol">

 

[Awaken]

Monique- that name totally seems to suit what I know of him and your family! It just sounds right!<br><br>
Spiritmomma- What a gorgeous name! I totally love it. Esp. Hazel. Hope she is on the mend and home *very* soon!