Introducing Amelia Jane Johnson
Born 3/6/12
Weight: 7 lbs 14 oz
Height: 20 inches
We are home and happy and taking it all in between naps.
Ryan has taken things very well--I think he did all his worrying and preparation in the three months prior to her arrival so we don't have to worry about it now :) He was very excited to get Toy Story's Jesse from Amelia and he gave Amelia a little Baby Boo from Monsters and a Baby Minnie Mouse.
Amelia is sleepy and feisty and has the longest toes ever.
Seth is a trooper and a total champ. Takes care of so much without me even having to ask, and endures my constant checklist of things I want him to do for me :)
Our neighbors and friends have been so good to us--from taking care of Ryan to showing up with flowers and delicious food and laundry services (yes, we're SO lucky!).
I am sooooo happy with the way that our birth turned out. I went into labor around 2AM, labored at home until 5:30 AM, got to the hospital and had Amelia less than an hour later--almost in Triage, but we made it to L&D on a little prayer :) We have been preparing for months for a hypnobirth, and while it wasn't a textbook relaxed and calm and quiet birth, we definitely employed a lot of the techniques we learned and I feel like it was a huge blessing and success, due in large part to the fact that labor was so short and without other intervention. I definitely threw some punches at Seth's thigh and tried to bite his forearm for a brief second, but he took it well and knew I didn't mean any harm by it. :)
I've also been a little bit in shock at how much easier this recovery has been. When we had Ryan I seriously was SO sick and it was SO hard for SO long. I know it has been less than 72 hours, but it has been 10x easier than the first 72 hours with Ryan, for sure. I only tore a little bit with Amelia, which helps a lot, and being able to get up immediately after the birth was very helpful, too. Nursing is going a lot better as well, and since I was nursing Ryan up until I got pregnant the transition went much smoother--and the lactation specialist is hoping that will make the whole process go a lot easier.
We are so grateful for the MANY prayers, thoughts, and positive sentiments sent our way, especially while I was trying to endure being overdue, and especially the prayers for this baby to come easily. We couldn't do this without you, and are so grateful for your thoughts and prayers and help!!!
14 comments:
Congratulations! We're so excited for you guys! She's gorgeous. I'm glad you're feeling well and it sounds like things have been smooth. That's what I've been hoping. We'll come meet her soon!
Congratulations!! She is so beautiful! Amazing job on the hypnobirth, that is awesome! Much love from the Bessey's!
Yay! Happy to hear all the stats and that birth/recovery went better. It makes a world of difference.
She is DARLING. And you're a rock star. So happy for you!
k - i'm laughing! hope seth isn't too banged up. :) sounds like you're doing well and sweet Amelia looks like her mama! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your labor sounds truly ideal. I am so glad that things are going more easily this time around in your recovery and in Amelia's adjustment to everything. You bring me so much hope for a do-over!! :) I love all the pictures...she is so sweet!
Welcome to the world, Amelia Jane! Everyone is so glad you're here!
Way to go, Jane! I want to hear more about this hypnobirth. So glad it's going smoothly so far. You guys are in my prayers for more easy days with your new family of 4! :)
Congratulations!! That's so cool she came so fast and you were able to have her the way you wanted. I'm glad everything is going better with nursing too. What a sweet baby :)
congrats Jane!!! I'm so glad things are going smoothly - she's perfect!
Congratulations, Jane! She is adorable! I'm so glad to hear that things are already going more smoothly this time around. I remember how crazy everything was last time with Ryan. Isn't it amazing how our bodies learn and what they can endure?! Happy recovery and I can't wait to see more pictures and updates about baby Amelia (and of course Ryan too)!
YAY! SHE IS HERE!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! SLEEP AS MUCH AS YOU CAN!!! LOVES.
We are so happy for your family, for your little Amelia, for the nice birth, for Ryan's positive response and for your happy, helpful husband! Congratulations!!!
Your little Amelia is beautiful. Sincere congratulations to the newly-expanded Johnson Family!
Hi Jane! This is Sabrina Cromwell from Ricks! I saw your picture on a comment from Jade Stellmon's blog (we went to the same high school), and wondered if it was you. I just thought I'd say Hi! I've wondered where you've been and what you're up to now. I saw Brother Brown (is that his name?) once on campus after he'd retired and he gave me your blog address but couldn't remember it right and I was sad we'd lost contact. I hope you're doing well, I assume you're pretty busy with two little ones. I've got two kiddos, a boy about a year old, a girl about 2 1/2. It's fun and super challenging (ask me about yesterday when Beth, recently potty trained, wet her pants and stood on the computer and fried the CPU or Russell cracked his head open on the stair railing... it was a bad day), but I love them so much! Anyway, you can email me back if you'd like so all your fans don't have to read more, sabrina.c.gardner at gmail. :) Take care!
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