SHE'S HERE!! Yes, Miss Sloan Romayne has blessed our world more than we could have imagined! It all happened Tuesday July 7th starting at 12:30 am. I felt those first labor contractions, woke Jason up at 1:00 am and we were quickly up getting our stuff together, getting our great neighbor over to sleep (thanks Elizabeth!) at our house so that we didn't have to wake Cassidy, and then it was off to the Hopsible (as pronounced by Big Sister).
We walked into Labor and Delivery at 2:51 am. Got to our room, got settled and soon after the Anesthesiologist was in. I was suddenly in my state of euphoria and happy as can be. Jason and I were soaking up the moments and loving every minute of what was to come. We were so happy with our Nurse's, they were great! Made us feel so comfortable and were having fun with us!
It was truly a beautiful experience. We were so comfortable with what was happening since we had done it before it wasn't so overwhelming! We were embracing the moment as much as we could!
We waited until 4 am to start making phone calls, we felt that it would look better for those we were waking than if they saw 3 something on the clock, they'd at least feel like they got a little more sleep :-)! Soon, we knew that Jason's dad, my dad and Jason's mom were on their way. The hardest call was to my mom. She was in South Carolina for our annual Family Fourth of July trip that we had to miss this year. We begged mom and the rest of the family to go without us, because we didn't want to ruin every one's holiday. Jason and I really believed that this baby would be born before July therefore mom would have been here, unfortunately we are not good baby predictors! Mom was so happy to be woken up in the middle of the night, what a sport! We missed her but can't wait for her to meet Sloan in just a few days!!
It was truly a beautiful experience. We were so comfortable with what was happening since we had done it before it wasn't so overwhelming! We were embracing the moment as much as we could!
We waited until 4 am to start making phone calls, we felt that it would look better for those we were waking than if they saw 3 something on the clock, they'd at least feel like they got a little more sleep :-)! Soon, we knew that Jason's dad, my dad and Jason's mom were on their way. The hardest call was to my mom. She was in South Carolina for our annual Family Fourth of July trip that we had to miss this year. We begged mom and the rest of the family to go without us, because we didn't want to ruin every one's holiday. Jason and I really believed that this baby would be born before July therefore mom would have been here, unfortunately we are not good baby predictors! Mom was so happy to be woken up in the middle of the night, what a sport! We missed her but can't wait for her to meet Sloan in just a few days!!
Papa Jeff and Nana Melodie went by our house to pick Cassidy up and brought her to the hospital. When she walked into Labor and Delivery Jason and Sloan were in the nursery getting ready for her first bath. Cassidy's words were, "Daddy, I want to go in there and tickle my little brother/sister's toes". Apparently during the recent days of being asked if she was going to have a little brother or sister, she put the two together and couldn't separate them. It took her a few days to understand that she had a baby "sister".
Once home, we saw what we expected, a Big Sister that was a helper! She has really been great with Sloan, loving on her every minute, a bit too much at times, but it's better than her trying to get her to go away, I guess!
We are pretty much into a routine now, and thankful for all the prayers and help and food. Life is definitely different but full and fun. We truly are blessed to have two beautiful healthy girls!
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Congratulations! She is absolutely beautiful and you look GREAT!
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