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Mother's Day, 2011
so, um, i have a baby
In case you missed it, Mariana Ruah was born a few weeks early, but healthy and perfectly fine, at 10:40 Saturday night. My water did break Friday morning, so we needed to actually start contractions, but once that kicked in, we just rocked it. I'm totally never doing that again, but it was an amazing, amazing experience!
Things that suck:
*needing cervidil, and then responding ridiculously strongly to cervidil and going from 1cm to 9cm in 90 minutes
*grouchy nurses who yell at you for not letting them bathe the baby
*hemorrhaging and tachycardia
Things that don't suck:
*utterly amazing partner, doulas, and midwives who help you through a 7.5 hour labor (said painfully fast progress had the midwives worried about whether this was a good thing or going to need more intervention to slow things down and let my body catch up and deal) with no mention of pain meds (from cervidil to Mariana on my chest, looking at me with sleepy-WTF-just-happened eyes)
*OMG, I have a baby! And she's freaking amazing!
*She's far more of a Winston Churchill-looking baby than a creepy Golem baby, which is a huge relief.
*M has been blow-me-out of the water uh-mazing with her. I am in awe of how this teeny person has changed us into even
*If I can get things hooked up, then I can post pictures, but that's not gonna happen while I have 7 pounds of sleeping on my chest. You'll just have to trust that she's not ugly 
Mother's Day, 2011
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Re: so, um, i have a baby
Totally, totally awesome! I'm so proud of you!
Sorry about the yucky part, but YAAAAY for all of the amazing non-sucky stuff!
((hugs))
Congrats again!!! Sounds like you had quite the experience!! I hope the rest of your healing goes well!
Looking forward to seeing her beautiful pictures.
wife to joe 2.2.08. mama to noah 9.5.09.
After multiple m/c's, a MTHFR diagnosis and the Lord calling both of our hearts in the same direction, we're adopting!
theluckiest
Congrats will be waiting for pics when you have a min.
Enjoy her the time goes too fast.
11 months
Woohoo! SO glad to hear your labor went well! Cervadil did, um, pretty much nothing for me >.<
Can't wait for pics!
Cycle #11: BFP
I LOL'd at the Winston Churchill baby comment.
Congrats, enjoy! Sounds like it was a crazy experience, I can't wait to see if you write a more detailed birth story someday! Just try to write down notes now while it's fresh.
I know you were worried about all this, but you will be great!
wow! i'm picturing cervadil yelling to your ute 'thundercats are GOOOOO!!!!' hehe.. crazy fast progression (from someone that took 6 hours to get from 7 to 10!)
enjoy your new snuggle-bundle and enjoy these early days of trying to figure it all out. it's one heck of a ride for sure!
*hugs* and many many congrats, mama!
my bfp chart!
our hippy baby blog
CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS!
I can't wait to see pics and hear the whole story but for now i'm just glad that everyone is happy and healthy and adorable (the baby too).
Tales of the Wife
Congrats!!! Sounds like an amazing birth experience (Cervadil (sp?) did absolutely nothing for me...haha).
Looking forward to cute baby pictures but soak up all those newborn sleepy snuggles while you still can :-)
Welcome, Mariana!!
Big E (6) & Little E (2.5)
Rated "L" For Life Blog
Congrats again!
Congrats! But you know that we all won't rest until we see pics, right? ; )
Enjoy the super sleepy, snuggly newborn!
YAYAYAYAYAY!!!!
CONGRATS BUG!!!
Glad Mariana is ok and so are Mommy and Daddy! BTW love the name!!!
Squeeeeeeeeee!!!!! I saw it on fb but I had to comment here too!
And ouch on the 1-9cm part! I can't wait to see pictures!!
::cheesy 80's celebratory dance::
I love your descriptions of life; you're always so honestly perceptive and hysterically heartwarming. And, to reiterate, uh, ye-ah. Pics!
Congrats, Mama!
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Huge congratulations to you! You did an awesome job!
You know, DH and I were watching a show shortly after DS#2 was born and one of the characters said wasn't it amazing that babies all come out looking like Winston Churchill. I looked at Owen, sleeping peacefully in my arms, and had to laugh. There is a definite resemblance.
Can't wait to see pics of Mariana! (Beautiful name, btw!)