She's here!

Here she is, our little Avery Brooke Downey. It seems like we were waiting for her forever, and then suddenly she was here. And I really mean suddenly! My labor with Trent lasted 22 hours, but this little girl was in a hurry and the labor was only 3 hours long. Everything happened so fast that they weren't able to give me an epidural until about 15 minutes before she was born, and it never really kicked in so it was basically a natural, painful birth and I wasn't really prepared for that. But at least it was over quickly.

So she was born March 16th at 2:56 am. She was 7 lbs. 11 oz. and 21 inches long. She has dark blue eyes like Trent, and her hair is dark blonde with a little red. So far she shows no signs of being colicky like Trent was (thank goodness!) and she's a great sleeper. We look forward to getting to know her more as her little personality grows and develops!

Due Date Update

Today is my due date, but I haven't gone into labor yet. At my doctor's appointment this afternoon, she said I hadn't progressed so she stripped my membranes. This could cause me to go into labor in the next couple of days. She also made an appointment for us at the hospital on Saturday to be induced with prostaglandin gels (the same as with Trent's delivery).

We'll keep you updated! One way or another, it looks like this baby will be born before the weekend is over.