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I first need to thank Juls and Tiffany for being guest bloggers. I really appreciate it. Well, I am just going to fill in the blanks.
Friday, I felt different. I REALLY wanted Ada to come on her due date which was Saturday and even prayed that she would come that day. Scott and I had the opportunity to go out to lunch followed by a movie. We were sitting in the credits and Scott said that this was the last time we would be going out on a date as just Scott and Lindsay. Was he ever right.
We got home and worked out. I walked two miles and the rest of the evening, tried to stay on my feet. I finally took a well needed break and sat down to knit (yes, a total dork) and relax. Around 10ish, I decided to lay down. Within a couple of minutes, I felt something pop, then water started gushing (sorry...tmi, but this is my story). I started freaking out, "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, Scott, my water just broke." I RAN to the bathroom to confirm and, yes, it indeed had broken. We rushed to get some final things together. On the way there I started making calls and was shaking with nervousness and excitement. There was a Rays game going on and Scott almost did not see the cop car sitting in the middle of the street. We get to the hospital and then do what most people do at the hospital...wait.
First picture, me texting everyone to tell them my water broke. I did not feel like sitting.

In the check up room to confirm that you are in labor and also to ask a bunch of questions. Scott was pretty excited...

Not in much pain yet. Just waiting for the contractions to take full force so all of that anticipation was killing me. I was so scared about the possible pain that I was going to feel.

Awww...happy now the epidural was in place. Funny story about the epidural. They asked me how much pain I was feeling and I told them about a 3-4 on a scale of 1-10. They told me I could get the epidural right away if I wanted. I agreed without hesitation. I almost felt as if I had cheated labor just a little cause I never really felt a "Take your breath away" contraction. :)

After being in labor all night (and hardly sleeping) little Ada Lily joined us with her presence. This is the look of shock on my face when I felt how heavy this child was and realized she just came out of me!

Our tubby on the scale. Everyone was shocked to see that she was so big. And they were even more shocked when they found out I DID NOT have a C-Section . Oh no I did not...and I am feeling the "natural" after birth pains!!!

One of the first pictures after Ada's bath. This is to show that she has hair, although it only really looks like she has a mullet! It really looks like we shaved the sides...

The proud daddy. Scott was worried that he would hurt a newborn, but he has been awesome. He changed her first 4 poopy diapers, 3 of them from the first night!

Little Ada all clean..

Big Yawn

Asleep in Daddy's arms. She got a little touch of Jaundice so I had to really try and get her to eat more (apparently the more she eats, the better chance she has to poop out the bilirubin). She did a good job and also had to get her heels pricked every three hours to check her blood glucose levels cause of her size. I am glad to say we got to take her home today and her vital signs are all awesome. She has a good healthy cry when she is hungry and will not let me forget that she needs food!
Me on the other hand...I am taking one step at a time. There are a lot of extra little and big pains that I will spare the details, but I am good. I love my little Ada and am excited to be a mom. Scott is doing well and loves snuggling with his little baby (he did not tell me that, I can just tell). There is a really special spirit around us.
Thanks for all of the well wishes. We are so happy and excited. I just need to retrain myself to sleep again.
A little video of Ada Lily.