If I heard “walk that baby out” one more time I was going to lose it. I had tried everything, nothing worked. If it’s a form of natural labor induction, I tried it. Trust me. I walked for hours, hours. At 40 weeks I finally had to quit walking because it was causing me more pain than anything. I had been having “false labor” for over a month with very painful contractions. The walking with what I now know was a 10 pound baby became very uncomfortable. So I decided to keep waiting, what else could I do :/ At my next Doctor’s appointment I was ever so politely informed that I was carrying what they thought would be an 11 or 11.5 pound baby and a c-section would be my best bet. That was the absolute last thing I wanted. I have the tiniest little scar from an appendectomy 12 years ago and I remember the excruciating pain from recovery like it was yesterday. I could not imagine having that pain and feeling the soreness of that type of recovery on a larger scale. I also didn’t believe for one second that this baby would weigh more than 9 pounds tops. I was scheduled for induction on the 23rd, but woke up on the 18th with an overall funny feeling and sharp pains. I got up, got ready and went into labor and delivery to make sure everything was alright. Turns out I was pretty much in labor, this did not surprise me as I’d felt like I was in labor for the past month. They kept me there, monitored me and decided they would go ahead and admit me. Things progressed and before we knew it, Miss Evie had arrived 
Everything went smoothly and I did not have to have a c-section, hallelujah! The Doctor asked me how much I thought she weighed, I guessed 8-8.5 and he laughed. When they told me she weighed 10 pounds I laughed. I knew she was a chunky little thing, but wow!
I chose the “skin to skin” route this delivery and stared in amazement as I watched my sweet little girl take her first breath. Here is this precious baby who has spent the past 10 months growing in my belly and she just knows to start breathing? The only explanation is God. It is as though he breathes that first breath of life for all of his babies. Holding my newborn babies, staring into their innocent little eyes, is the closest I have ever felt to God. That kind of instant love is indescribable ♥
Throughout my labor, Chloe went back and forth from snuggling me in my hospital bed to sleeping on the pull out chair bed next to mine. I had always pictured things this way and couldn’t believe my 4 year old was so patient all night long. She was an angelic 2 and 3 year old, but these 4′s have really brought on the tantrums that leave her Dad and I staring in disbelief So you can imagine how happy I was to have her calm and well behaved in a hospital room for hours on end. She eventually went to the waiting room with my parents when it was time for delivery, after all she “didn’t want to be there when they take the baby out” LoL. We watched quite a few episodes of “baby story” on TLC together and she decided she wanted no part in that portion of this event.
We have been at home settling in as a family of four and loving every minute of it. I vividly remember my stress level being high when we first brought Chloe home from the hospital. I didn’t know what to expect and was completely overwhelmed. Knowing what to expect this time around, I feel exactly the opposite. I’m enjoying every late night feeding and all of the snuggle time. I remember how quickly this sweet newborn stage passes and I want to savor every second.
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So sweet….. My eight month old is asleep in his nursery. This post almost makes me want to go give him a snuggle right now, but I won’t. Let a sleeping baby lie and all that. Blessings to ya’ll.
Abbie
Awww, I know the feeling
Thank you!
Congratulations! She is beautiful! God bless your family.
Thank you, Heather!
Congratulations on your beautiful, sweet Evie. What a blessing.
Thank you, Misty
Congrats! She’s gorgeous!
Thank You!
awww congrats mama! 10 lbs – you are amazing!
LoL I’m thinking all of that Chipotle went straight to the baby
Thank you!
Congrats!!! I had my (second) son on 4/19! I cannot get enough of the newborn snuggles! So sweet!
Aww they have the same birthday! Congratulations!!
What a blessing you have received! And you’re right, the only explanation is God… All God.
Amen sister
Congratulations, to you and your family. She looks beautiful with her rosey cheeks.
Thank you so much!
Congrats girl, I am so glad you got the natural labor and delivery you wanted. Evie is so precious and Chloe is going to be the best big sister ever! Hugs!
Thank you, Dani! Chloe was a bit hesitant at first but is really loving her new role as Big Sister now
She’s beautiful, congratulations. My 3rd daughter decided to come a week late (I had to be induced) and ended up being 9 lbs. Quite a big difference from the previous two 7 pounders I had. lol I’m thankful I was also able to deliver all of them naturally though. Enjoy your new baby girl and congrats to big sister as well (you’re going to have a great little helper).
Thank you so much! Chloe was a 7 pounder, so I was pretty shocked as well lol
What a beautiful story, thank you for sharing! Having a baby is truly a miracle from God. I used to think “women have it hard” having to go through pregnancy and labor, but really I feel so fortunate. Men will never know what it’s like to carry a little human being inside them! Congrats to you and your precious baby.
True story! It’s such an amazing experience, I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Thank you!
Congratulations! May you be richly blessed:)
Thank You, Julie!
Congratations! What a beautiful baby girl!
Thank you, Jennifer!
Evie is a sweet and lovely additional to your beautiful family – Congratulations!
Aww you are so sweet, thank you!
Congrats!! She is a cutie!
Thank you, Jen
How adorable! Congratulations and Best Wishes to ALL of you!
She’s kinda cute, huh? lol Thank you so much, Wendy!
Congratulation!!! how fast the time goes….i never thought the baby was coming so soon… for me, reading you, the news you gave us about the pregnancy was yesterday.
She is beautiful…..
You know, it really did fly by in hindsight. It’s just those last few weeks that felt like they took for-ev-er LoL Thank you!
How wonderful your daughter got to be in the delivery room too. That is so amazing! Congratulations on your beautiful baby!
I was really happy she was content hanging out with us in there, she made the atmosphere a lot more fun lol
Thank you!
She is so beautiful! Congratulations!
Thank You, Dacia!
Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby daughter. I’m praising God for her safe delivery
Awww, thank you!
Congratulations! She is beautiful!
Thank you, Laura!
Congratulations! Beautiful baby and beautiful family, enjoy!
Thank you so much, Beulah!
Congrats on your beautiful new bundle of joy!
She is just a little doll! So glad you were able to deliver naturally, I did the same with my son (and was in labor for 3 days!). Finally getting to hold your sweet little newborn after waiting for 10 months is the absolute BEST feeling in life, isn’t it? Enjoy that babymoon
Oh goodness girl, 3 days?! It is definitely the best feeling in life
Thank you, Heather!
Congratulations, she is SO cute! Where did you get those rompers and headband in the first picture? Adorable!
Thank you! Here’s a link to the Etsy shop I purchased the headband and “ruffle butt” from
http://www.etsy.com/shop/my2lilpixies?ref=seller_info
Thank you! Just purchased my upcoming arrival a set! =)
Hold her tight they do grow up too fast mine are 6 and almost 3, seeing your little one makes me long for another. Congratulations ! Your babies are beautiful!
She is just darling! You deserve a medal.
Congratulations on your baby Evie. I always love when I see a baby named Evie because we also have a baby Evie who will be 4 on May 19th. Time sure does fly by – enjoy!
I just got around to reading your post on Evie’s birth story!
You totally brought back all the memories of giving birth 10 1/2 months ago to my little girl! It is definitely an amazing experience that God allows us women to go thru. As hard as it is, it’s also a huge miracle and a blessing to be able to carry, and give birth to that wonderful little human being!
Congratulations on your new baby girl Evie! She really is precious!!!
God bless your beautiful family~