Saturday, May 23, 2009

Welcome baby O!

This past night (a little before 1am) baby O came into this world after a successful VBAC! She arrived after over 44 hours of labor and it was quite the roller coaster with many times we thought it wasn't going to happen without a C-section. She weighed an unexpected 9lbs 13oz (over a lb and a half bigger than her sister!) and 20 inches long. She has black hair like her daddy and is beautiful! I am doing well, just tired and sore:) We'll have a birth story and pictures as soon as we can-probably in a few hours.

8 comments:

D said...

Congrats!!! Rachael-- I am so happy for you! Many many blessings for you and your family, and quick healing time too. Good job girl, and Thank You Lord for this successful birth.
*naye*

cassandrasmom said...

Congrsts on your new arrival! How exciting!

maygan said...

Congratulations! Sounds like a long labor, but I'm sure it was worth it to get that VBAC!

Jen said...

Congratulations on your sweet little baby! She is absolutely precious! I have a little O as well (I'm thinking they might be the same name :)). That is a long labor, but glad you were able to do a VBAC!

valley view farm said...

Congratulations! She is gorgeous! I am so happy about the birth, way to hang in there :-)

The Keevy Family said...

Great News! So happy to see her and that you are doing so well! She is beautiful!
Babies over eight pounds means sleeping through the night sooner!! :)
Take good care of yourself.
Jane

Jamie said...

CONGRATULATIONS on your beautiful baby girl, and good job on all that labor! So glad you were able to achieve a successful VBAC! Congrats again!!!

My nephew was born the same day! :)

Sweet Woodruff said...

Congratulations. I'm laughing at you now, because you did all that precooking and nesting. It probably made the baby come. She's a big, healthy girl, isn't she? I love her hair color. Does she look like you or your husband? I hope your recovery is going well and you aren't hurting. That labor was way too long. I can't believe they let you go that long, but I know you had your heart set on VBAC.

I didn't want VBAC. I told them to get my son out as soon as possible. I was never doing that labor thing again. LOL