Thursday, April 23, 2009

IT'S A GIRL!













Eva Linnae Jackson was born April 15th at 2:48 am weighing in at 7lbs 6oz and 18.5 in long. She was exactly 1lb heavier than Ethan at birth and the exact same length.
I went into labor at 7:30 Tuesday night, although didn't realize it since I had been having contractions for about a month. At about 10:30 they went from mild and far apart to pretty uncomfortable and 3 min apart! We decided it was probably time to call the midwife and head to the hospital. We arrived a little before midnight (still kind of unsure if this was the real deal because I wasn't in much pain, until part of my water broke in the elevator). Labor was fast and intense since I had been 4cm dialated and completely effaced for a month. On arrival I was 5 cm and 100%. I got an epidural which only had time to dull the pain because I was already at 7cm. They broke the rest of my water and I dialated from 7-9 in 2 minutes! Then about 20 min later I was at 10cm. While this may sound fast, I met another woman in the hospital who had a 25 min labor! Now that's fast!

Little miss Eva was born three hours after arriving at the hospital, she wasn't messing around. She is such a sweet addition to our family. She is such a good baby, she's a great eater (I think she will eat us out of the house one day!) and a great sleeper as well giving me anywhere between 3 1/2 to 4 hours between feedings at night.


It really is much easier the second time around. Maybe because you're a more experienced mom and it's old hat. We feel so blessed by God and are so thankful that she arrived safely into the world.







5 comments:

Beckie said...

She is beautiful!!! ...like her mommy, of course! I still can't get over how amazing you still looked shortly after!!

haverlee said...

She looks gorgeous! I can't wait to see some more pictures after another week or so, since they change so quickly! That hair on her is stunning!! I think she may have more than Bennett does right now.

Heather said...

I think she looks like Nikki! :) I think it's funny how similar our second babies were--both born on April 15th, and I figured out around dinner time I was in real labor, arrived at the hospital later that evening, labor went very quickly once my water broke, and just after midnight we had a baby girl. Hope your recovery is going well and you're getting adjusted to having 2 little ones around!

Jennifer Handsaker said...

Nikki, she is so beautiful! Congrats to your whole family. ENJOY!

Daphne/Jude said...

She is beautiful!!! And I love the name!!! I can't wait to meet her in person!!