And a warm welcome to Miss Hannah Renee Pruett

The events of this weekend went something like this:

Friday, October 1:

We went out to eat and to walk around as our last official date before the arrival of our little one. We went to bed about 10:30 or 11:00, as we are wont to do...nothing out of the ordinary.

Saturday, October 2:

Amanda wakes up at about 1:30 a.m. with painful contractions. After several failed attempts to wake me up at that time, she proceeds to draw a bath to get relief from the pain. At about 3:30, she finally succeeds in waking me up and we proceed to try to relieve her discomfort. At about 4:00 we call the hospital to say we are coming. They ask us to wait a little longer, so we don't arrive until about 5:30.



About twelve hours after labor pains first woke her up, Amanda's discomfort increases to the point that we rethink the epidural issue. The midwife broke her water shortly thereafter. And then...she stopped progressing. About 7:45 or 8 p.m., the midwife came in to check on her and announced that it was time to push. An hour and a half later, our little girl made her debut. It was exhilarating!

Sunday October 3:

Spent in recovery and learning how this whole parenting thing works. Thank you DiDi for your assistance!

We will, without a doubt, write more about this later. In the meantime, here are some stats:

Birth weight: 8 lbs. 10 oz.
Birth length: 21.5 inches
Head circumference: 13.5 inches
Belly circumference: 13.75 inches

Here are some pictures:

One proud and happy Papa.

One tired, happy Mama.

Cuddle time

Look at that awesome hair!

Monday, October 4:

Tests and monitoring and coming home...we are exhausted and looking forward to getting our little Hannah home and moving on with our life as a family.

Sleeping Beauty

Home at last!