Lucy’s Birth Story

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A bun in the oven..

Thank you, Ana.  For always capturing the best of times for us.  XO!

Maternity.

 

And the last time this little firecracker was my only little girl…

Playing doctor and listening to the heartbeat.

Five years ago we said our vows. Here’s a little snippet from mine…
I promise to love you through youth and health, weak and old,
when among friends and family or just us alone,
when our babies are young and our kids are all grown,
and leaving home with kids of their own.
I promise through all that we see in our life,
I forever take you as my husband and I’ll be your wife.

…I will love you in every season we pass through, with our babies hand in hand.

It touches my heart to come back to this very special place.  To remember these words.  Those feelings.  And now living it.

Oreos and milk.  My pregnancy craving.

Roberta, thank you for being there to capture BOTH of my baby bellies.  It really means the world to have your friendship.  Love you to the moon and back!

We are building a house at the same time we are brewing a baby.  Everyone kept asking, “is the baby here yet?” “is the house done?”.  So a “two in one” post.  The house and the baby, still growing.

Lucy’s Birth Story…

I went to visit Dr. Lindauer a day before my due date.  She told me I was progressing and if I wanted to be induced, I’d go fairly quickly.  I was very unsure and scared to do this, spending the ENTIRE day making my decision.  Calling my nurse friend (thanks Amanda) and texting and bugging my friends and family that had been induced before.  Jason was pro-induction.  “Let’s just do it.  You trust your doctor, you want her there.  Plus, baby will have a cool birthday. (10/10)”  So about five minutes before my doctor’s office closed for the day, I called and asked them to schedule my induction on 10/10.  It really was the BEST experience.  We arrived at the hospital and started pitocin at 10AM.  I had an epidural at 1:30PM and had her at 2:43PM.  Super fast, two big pushes and she was here.

We didn’t know if the baby was a boy or girl.  I had hats picked out for both but I couldn’t decide if I wanted the girl to wear a new hat or the hat Pixie had worn right after she was born.

I love this photo so much.  This is us googling “baby girl names” just minutes before I was about to push.  The whole morning we talked about girl names.  I so badly wanted “Story Lucille” but Jason was not having it.  My mom was trying to bribe Jason with food and anything she could think of that would get my way.  Notta.  If the baby was a boy, his name would be “Declan Marvin Holt”.  We’ve known this for months.  But a girl name…we just couldn’t agree.  I really thought I could convince him to go for Story.  But, even more so, deep down inside, I really thought it was a boy.  BOY was I wrong!

It’s time!

When she came out, I couldn’t see her parts.  I asked… What is it?!  “It’s a GIRL!”

And this moment I will remember FOREVER.  Just breath it all in.

My beautiful Momma has always been my biggest support system.  My best friend.  There, right by my side, for everything oh-so-special in my life.  I couldn’t live without her.  She’s the most patient, beautiful person in the whole entire world.  And I say this all the time..

..I can only hope to be the mother she was to me.

SOOOOOOOoooo very much in love!  We decided on her name, Lucy Pearl, about an hour after she was with us.  It’s pretty perfect!

This beautiful lady right here is my dear friend Cindi.  She took all of the above birth photos, but she is no photographer, just a sweet soul with the biggest heart.  I love her SO VERY much and it was extremely special for me that she was there to witness the birth of both of my babies.  I told her to just hold the camera and fire away, it didn’t matter to me what the photos looked like, as long as she was there.  Of course the photos are  beautiful.  But to me, it was even more beautiful that she was by my side.  Xo, Pretty Girl, love you so VERY MUCH!

And this guy.  I’m pretty in love with him too.  He’s said all along he’d be the father of two little girls.  And now, I really couldn’t picture life any different.

Big Sister meets little sister for the very first time.  My heart may have just exploded right out of this world.  And I love the excitement in her big eyes here…

This hospital visit was A LOT more relaxing.  Second baby, second time around, she went to the nursery so Momma could get some rest.  🙂

This is Pixie on day one.

This is Lucy.  Twinsies.  The resemblance is a happy deja vu.

She has all of Jason’s little features.

Take home blanket.. my great grandmother made it for me and I came home from the hospital in it.  And Pixie.  And now Lucy.  It’s so very special.

Big Sister and Mia decorated the house.  Of course, all hormonal, I cried when we pulled up to the rental house.  Lucy, my dear, you are so loved, the whole big world can see it right here…