It has been just over two weeks since our last blog entry. This is due to the simple fact that Evelyn Maris Herdrich arrived January 6 (10 days early!) at 1:36 pm. Mere minutes after completing my last entry, I started having contractions. We started timing them (yes, I missed the season premier of The Bachelor - but I forgive Evie!) and we were off to the hospital at 9:00 pm on Monday, January 5th. My contractions slowed to almost nothing and we feared we would be sent home for false labor. Big Guy recommended that we walk, in an attempt to get my contractions into a pattern. Sure enough, that got the baby working and we were admitted around midnight. By 4:00am, I was requesting an epidural and I was dilated to 4cm. By 9:30 am, I was at 9.5cm and we all thought that the baby would be arriving within the next hour or so. Not so much! The baby apparently was having a difficult time working her way out and I didn't start to push until a bit after 1:00pm!!! We couldn't believe it. Finally, I was given the go-ahead to push and Evelyn was out in just a short time. We were totally surprised that she was a girl - we were convinced otherwise. We were so very thrilled to have another girl - and she is beautiful! She had a really rough time in the last few hours - her heart was strong and healthy but she came out bruised. We felt so badly for her - but she has been a dream baby.
Reagan got to meet Evie around 5:00pm on Evie's birthday. Daddy went home to pick up Reagan. When she got to the hospital, she ran into my room asking where the baby was. Evie was still being cleaned up and had not yet arrived. By the time that she did, Reagan was not as interested in seeing her as she was upon arrival. On the second visit to the hospital, on the 7th of Jan., Reagan was pumped to see Evie and wanted to hold her. I'll attach video of that event - it was too cute!
The adjustment has gone really well for our family. My parents were here the first several days. That was great fun! Reagan didn't realize that the baby was taking Mommy's time because she was sufficiently distracted. Once my parents left and Daddy went back to work, Reagan had one moment where she acted out towards the baby but that was it. We are very proud of her - she is a fantastic Big Sister! Evie was jaundiced the first couple of weeks which affected her eating. It was really difficult to get her to wake up and eat. Now at 15 days old, she has it figured out. She is no longer jaundiced and she is eating every two hours and making her weight goals. On the bright side, there is some really great tv on at all hours of the night! :-)
I am off to play Barbie's with Reagan before Evie needs to eat. I am really enjoying juggling the daily events with the two girls. Thank goodness for coffee! My only complaint is that I am getting really anxious to get out and get back to working out. My doctor gave me permission to begin light workouts at 2 weeks post-partem so Ben took me to the Y on Tuesday night. Emily came over and watched the girls for an hour. We had a nice "date" on the the treadmills and we eagerly wait for the weather to warm up so we can hit the roads. Hawaii in less than 3 months!!! Our next very exciting event is that Gram Pam is coming next week! We are very excited to have her meet Evie and Reagan has missed her Gram a ton. It'll be a grand time for all!
Reagan got to meet Evie around 5:00pm on Evie's birthday. Daddy went home to pick up Reagan. When she got to the hospital, she ran into my room asking where the baby was. Evie was still being cleaned up and had not yet arrived. By the time that she did, Reagan was not as interested in seeing her as she was upon arrival. On the second visit to the hospital, on the 7th of Jan., Reagan was pumped to see Evie and wanted to hold her. I'll attach video of that event - it was too cute!
The adjustment has gone really well for our family. My parents were here the first several days. That was great fun! Reagan didn't realize that the baby was taking Mommy's time because she was sufficiently distracted. Once my parents left and Daddy went back to work, Reagan had one moment where she acted out towards the baby but that was it. We are very proud of her - she is a fantastic Big Sister! Evie was jaundiced the first couple of weeks which affected her eating. It was really difficult to get her to wake up and eat. Now at 15 days old, she has it figured out. She is no longer jaundiced and she is eating every two hours and making her weight goals. On the bright side, there is some really great tv on at all hours of the night! :-)
I am off to play Barbie's with Reagan before Evie needs to eat. I am really enjoying juggling the daily events with the two girls. Thank goodness for coffee! My only complaint is that I am getting really anxious to get out and get back to working out. My doctor gave me permission to begin light workouts at 2 weeks post-partem so Ben took me to the Y on Tuesday night. Emily came over and watched the girls for an hour. We had a nice "date" on the the treadmills and we eagerly wait for the weather to warm up so we can hit the roads. Hawaii in less than 3 months!!! Our next very exciting event is that Gram Pam is coming next week! We are very excited to have her meet Evie and Reagan has missed her Gram a ton. It'll be a grand time for all!
