Riley Marin LaFayette arrived this morning at 3:38 am. She weighed in at 6 lbs 14 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. Shortly after birth she was evaluated and scored a 9 9 on the APGAR, yeah!!
Mommy went in to the hospital at 7 to have a simple procedure to help her dilate and the doctor accidentally broke her water. No turning back now!
They introduced the Pitocin between 11 and 12 and mommy began labor. We were the only ones in labor so the nurse was in the room almost the entire night which made mommy very happy. She was also very nice. At about 1:30 mommy wanted the epidural but the resident doctor who was working with our doctor thought she didn't need it yet. Booooo. Mommy had a very rough time with some very strong contractions until they finally gave it to her shortly after 2. She actually bit daddy very hard during one of the contractions.
The nice nurses both checked mommy a little after 3:00 and found her to be fully dilated but the mean doctor said he thought she was only 8. Boooo. A couple of minutes later mommy knew it was time and the doctor was called back. Mommy was very strong and was able to push Riley out in about 5 strong pushes.
Daddy got home for a little sleep around 6:30 and will be going back after the kids wake up from their nap.
Mommy is trying to nurse herself and Riley did fantastic. On her first try she was able to go for over a half hour before we had to break her away.
Riley came into the world letting everyone know she was here! She cried and cried and cried. Afterwards she cried some more. Below is a picture of the official weigh-in.
On a separate note, Nate and Reagan are having their evaluation tomorrow morning with family services to let us know where they rate on a developmental level. We know they are behind with the talking but hope they will be able to give us some tips. We will also probably qualify for in home assistance with a counselor. We are excited for the chance to work with someone who can teach us better techniques in developing language and hopefully find a magic bullet to deal with food throwing but doubt that will happen.
Riley came into the world letting everyone know she was here! She cried and cried and cried. Afterwards she cried some more. Below is a picture of the official weigh-in.
On a separate note, Nate and Reagan are having their evaluation tomorrow morning with family services to let us know where they rate on a developmental level. We know they are behind with the talking but hope they will be able to give us some tips. We will also probably qualify for in home assistance with a counselor. We are excited for the chance to work with someone who can teach us better techniques in developing language and hopefully find a magic bullet to deal with food throwing but doubt that will happen.
