Kevin & I have always been excited to start a family. For our third year anniversary we took our dream trip through The Mediterranean and after praying about it, we decided that we were ready for a +1.
We were very blessed to get pregnant fairly quickly and this might be the hindsight talking, but I had an easy pregnancy. Kevin was so good to me; he took me to La Paz at least once a week for chips & salsa and all the Mexican food I could eat. He even read stories and played classical music for my tummy.
My biggest complaints about pregnancy was the heartburn that developed around month 6 and of course being LARGE. I didn't have any morning sickness or any other unfortunate pregnancy symptoms. I tried my best at capturing milestones:
Our family and friends were so good to us and were so excited about Baby Harper's arrival. We've been blessed with everything a baby could want and need!
Alright, on to the most important day of our lives...
We went to the hospital for an induction on Friday, June 29, 2012 after doing EVERYTHING possible to get H out naturally. We did all the wives tales but she wasn't having it. Checking into the hospital was super easy; they weren't very busy so we got great attention and our doc was awesome and made a phone call for us to be VIPs :)
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| Heading to the Hospital! |
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| Facetiming my best friend, Ashley. |
My parents came by around 6 AM to check in. It was nice to see them because I was so nervous. Mom & Dad make everything better. Even when you're 25.
Later that morning Kevin was sent out for me to get my epidural. This was the worst part for me. The doctor had a horrible time trying to find the spot. After about 45 minutes and 3 different tries I started feeling gooooooooooood.
Mom, Dad, & Kevin came back in and their job was to distract me until go time. They did a great job until contractions started to SUCK. We called the nurse and she said, "What do you know? You're epidural has worn off!" No shit. She didn't have the key to unlock the box to add more meds so she went to go get it. {Thanks to the girl next door that decided to have her baby during this time which distracted my nurse.} I don't remember too much but somehow the little box got unlocked and someone put some more happy juice in it. The nurse told me that I'd feel better in 30 minutes so the countdown began. I rolled over, closed my eyes, and prayed. I opened my eyes and asked my mom if it had been thirty minutes. When I saw her face and she nodded I couldn't do anything but cry. I did not feel any better! What the heck?! Kevin saw one tear and he was up and out of the room hunting down a nurse. She came in, confirmed that we were at 10 cm and said "Let's go!"
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait" I remember thinking. But in the very next breath, I was thinking "Get this baby out of me." On top of the craziness that is giving birth, I. COULD. NOT. WAIT. to hold little H. I had dreams of what she would look like and even hearing her little voice. I had put so much time, energy, and love into her nursery; I wanted her to love it as much as I did, and I had prayed, prayed, prayed that she would be happy & healthy.
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| My favorite part of the nursery. |
Birth weight: 6 lbs 15 oz
Length: 19.7 inches
Hair color: Light brown
Eyes: blue, blue, blue
From the very beginning I have called her my "Angel Baby" and that's exactly what she is. She has blessed Kevin's and my lives more than we ever could have imagined.
Harper had a slight jaundice so we had to stay in the Hospital a little longer than expected. She never had to go under the lamp, but the hospital ped wanted to monitor her. We could have been released on July 3rd with a promised visit to our personal ped, but the next day was The 4th of July so we had to stay in the hospital. We got a little stir crazy but we entertained ourselves with our little bundle of joy. Every little noise she made got us so excited. We had lots of friends and family visit us in the Hospital which also helped pass the time. And my parents brought us Panera breakfast every morning--score!
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| Molly & Jason with Baby H. |
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| Uncle Pat {Harper's God Father} |
We got to go home on Independence Day (pun-y!) and we were SO excited. It was summer so Kevin was home with me. I can't imagine the anxiety I would have had if I would have had to be alone with Harper. Kevin, from the very beginning, was SO good with her; I couldn't believe it. It was probably the hormones, but I was even a tiny-bit jealous that I wasn't as "prepared" as he was. It's true when they say your motherly instincts suddenly appear and I felt comfortable with Harper in no time.
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| Daddy's Little Sparkler |
I came out of the bathroom after taking a shower at the hospital to find this melt-your-heart-goodness. Kevin & Harper Anne's first dance <3
I feel like my life is so much more complete now that Harper is in our lives. She is such an answer to prayers. She brings so much joy to our lives and words cannot express how happy we are as a party of three :)
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| Newborn Pics- 1 Week Old |
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| Little Cheerleader <3 Or dancer, or gymnast, or basketball/softball/soccer player...Whatever she wants! |
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| Wearing the pearls Daddy bought me on our Honeymoon. |
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