Miles Lee joined our family last Tuesday, December 6th at 2:40 in the morning. He was 6 pounds 11 ounces and 20 inches long. Miles is perfect in every way and has been an amazingly wonderful baby! We are so excited to see how well Mila is adjusting and she is just so in love with her little brother! It melts my heart to hear her talk to him and be such a caring big sister already!
Now for picture OVERLOAD!
Brief Birth Story:
On Monday I had my 39 week appointment in the morning. On the way there I noticed I was having a few back pains but really didn't think too much of it. At the appointment I was 50% effaced and dilated to 2 cm. As the day progressed I noticed I started having fairly regular contractions but they were not getting stronger, nor were they painful. I called Jeremy at work to warn him "this could be it" and to bring home his work computer and tie up any loose ends. I also decided to call my mom to come over and spend the night in case we needed to head to the hospital in the middle of the night. While waiting for everyone to get home I finished up all the laundry and fixed dinner. Once my mom got to our house we decided that I was actually in labor. We didn't want to wait too long to go to the hospital so I took a shower and put Mila to bed. After relaxing for a little while, the contractions started to get much stronger so we decided to head to Bloomington around 8:30 pm. Thankfully I was dilated to a 4-5 cm once we got there so they kept me. Things progressed pretty fast and Miles was born after pushing through 2 contractions. He came out screaming and even bit the doctor when his mouth was suctioned! I have been amazed how much easier this labor/delivery/recovery has been compared to Mila and I'm already feeling great! It's almost like he's always been a part of the family!
