Peyton Jade

She's finally here! Peyton was born on October 26th at 6:27PM weighing 7lbs 14oz and 21.5 inches long. Isn't she gorgeous?! (yes, her pants are huge!)


My water broke around 7:45 that morning, so Joe and I rushed to the hospital. Can I just say, that I had no idea there would be so much water! It was nuts! We got checked in and they tested to make sure that my water had actually broken, and sure enough it had! I wasn't going home!

I was able to get an epidural at anytime and so I got one as soon as possible. I had already withstood a few contractions and that was enough for me. The morning passed on and hour by hour I progressed a little bit more. About 1 centimeter per hour. It was a very long day for Joe. Not to mention I was dying of thirst! I was put on oxygen because the baby's movement had slowed way down. That dumb mask was so annoying. I had to wear it the entire time. I guess it ended up being good though because I didn't have time to brush my teeth that morning so it masked the morning breath :)

Then it was time to push. Peyton was turned face up rather than face down which caused a lot of trouble for her to pass my hip bones. Things were getting a little scary and the Doctor decided he needed to get her out and use a vacuum to help guide her out. And finally she came! Such an emotional moment. So many mixed emotions all at once. She was perfect! She was pretty limp and only made a small peep so I was so nervous. They wisked her over to another table to check her out and then took her up to the NICU. It was the scariest thing ever. Not being able to see what was going on and if she was ok. They held her up to show me her and then took her. That was probably the hardest part, not being able to hold her. Luckily she came back in about an hour with great results and I got to hold her.

I have never been more tired in my life. I had lost a lot of blood and had to have a transfusion later that night.

Our first family photo

We all have had a pretty rough few days as Joe has been very sick, me trying to recover, and Peyton adjusting to everyday life. But we are starting to get the hang of things. I think mine and Joe's relationship has sky rocketed as we experienced this amazing life changing event together. We have been so blessed. Thank you to all of you who have been so willing to help. We have such great family and friends!

Here are some other random pics from the hospital.


Peyton's first bath






Going home!