Vivian Renee Lee: 8lb 2oz, 21 "

A couple of you thought I was joking but we did actually go to the hopsicle to have a kid. I say this only because you read that last entry and I was pretty casual about it. I posted that 6 hours before we went. Yes friends, I have PSE and Lysdexia. Needless to say, Vivian Renee Lee now exists among us. You'll note throughout the Blog that I will affectionately refer to her as V or The Kid.

For those of you that will or want to ask, here's a rundown of what happened (All times are approximate):
4/11 - 6:00 pm - April says "It's time to go." I take this as a sign that she's probably not kidding. She works in a blasted medical clinic folks! I'm pretty sure it's time. So we went.
7:00 - We get checked in and they tell us that we have to wait an hour to see if we can stay.
8:00 - We get to stay.
9:00 - April's mom comes in. We discussed things like how we want to "go natural" (which if you've never had a kid, sounds worse than it actually is), our timeline and other normal things. Keep in mind at this point everything is normal. Soon after this, my mom comes in. Everything was going normal.
11:00 - Everything was going normal up until this time, did I say that? So then April starts feeling some pain, babies heart rate drops, the nurse screws something up and we get totally bum rushed by 4 nurses and a doctor who half force April into doing an Epidural. Let me just say something right now, this was the second weirdest thing that's ever happened to me. Probably the first for April.
4/12 - 12:00 am - April's mom, my mom and I still reeling from the shock of what just happened but at least she's resting. It's pretty boring now.
3:00 - Still boring.
6:00 - Still boring but Starbizzle just opened so we rejoice accordingly.
8:00 - ALRIGHT ALREADY, DO SOMETHING!!! We're a little frustrated at this point but she's progressed enough to "start thinking about pushing here really soon."
9:00 - Dr. comes in and she figures out that V is (as they say in the medical biz) Sunny Side Up. So she's either got to turn or she ain't coming out the way she came in. I think that works... So April starts moving around a whole bunch to get her to turn. At this point we realize the epidural has worn off and actually come out. Begin countdown to pain.
10:00 - Begin pain. V has turned enough to start pushing so April starts pushing... and pushing...
10:30 - And pushing...
11:00 - And pushing...
11:30 - We have liftoff! There she is bringing down the house with the wails of a champion!

What follows is a picture gallery of some fun moments before and after the pregnancy. Enjoy yourselves and your sleep.

This is us about one month before the due date. We've been sleeping pretty well up until this point.

Approximately 5 minutes after the delivery. Sitting like a lady already!

Grandma's first grandchild! We couldn't get her out of her hands for about 6 hours after this.

April only authorized one picture of her after the birth. Here you go.

I told her to do her best impression of a mad turtle. Pretty good, huh?

First couple moments in the new room at the hopsicle and we're alert and ready to exist.

April didn't authorize this picture but I'm putting it up anyway. We're on our way home!

Her first moment in her new home! She just loves the decor!