i've been feeling more, and more overwhelmed because as time ticks by i get further and further behind on my blog posts. i decided i'd finally post about the birth of our little niya. its been so amazing, and wonderful, and hard, and emotional, and scary all at the same time. i can't believe how beautiful she is, and how much i just love her. i really didn't expect to bond with her so quickly. i don't know why but i just thought she would feel like a little stranger. she doesn't! its been a rough six weeks for me as my body basically wigged out after she was born but she's just perfect!
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here i am 40 weeks prego. this was taken the night we went into the hospital. i went to the doctor the day before my due date monday the 26th. he decided he wanted to induce me that night. i reported to labor and delivery at 10pm where they started the what was unknown to me to be my very long labor!
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here i think i'd been in labor a good 20 hours at least. and i look freakin beat! people say having a baby is hard but come on! seriously i didn't really think it was going to be that hard! the whole time i was on the verge of a c section. looking back now im so glad i didn't have one but at the time i just wanted the baby out! it was really painful even with an epidural, it kept wearing off! and it was a lot of hard work! not to mention nerve racking, but i did it!
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she was finally born 28 and a half hours later. 7lbs 10ounces and 20 inches long. she was perfect. i love this picture of drew and aunt lori looking at the baby as she was getting cleaned up. his face is priceless. he was so emotional and excited
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here she is looking like a scary little alien ghost baby. they look so weird when they first come out!
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when i got to hold her for the first time it was amazing. i couldn't believe i could finally look at her little face and hold her. not to mention how glad i was that the labor was finally over!!!
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when she got all cleaned up and bathed she looked so pretty :)
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i was so glad my mom could be there for the whole thing.
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drew is so protective of her. its really sweet. he was actually more paranoid than i was about her in the hospital. he kept checking to see if she was breathing and asking the nurse "is this normal" about every little thing
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my pretty little baby girl
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time to go home! she slept through the whole thing. she didn't seem to think it was as eventful as us.