She's Here 11/28/2010
We are thrilled to announce that joined our little family in November. She came in at a whopping 6 lbs. 4 oz. and is 20 inches long. Sorry for the delay in posting, but between my family in town, a toddler and a newborn I haven't really had the time. At 2:00 am on Friday morning I began my contractions, exactly the same time I did with Spencer. I knew that it would be awhile since my first one took 36 hours to show himself, so I went about my day like normal, but Andy was able to take the day off so that was nice. We went shopping and ran errands since my contractions weren't consistent or too strong. Finally that night they started getting stronger and closer together, but still not enough to head to the hospital. My parents and brother showed up at 9:00 pm after having driven all day from Utah and all of a sudden the contractions were getting closer and closer. It was super convenient to have some babysitters, so Andy, my mom and I could head to the hospital. Unfortunately, the hospital is 40 minutes away and the entire drive my contractions started coming every 2-3 minutes. I have never felt anything so incredibly painful in my life! I started hyperventilating from the pain and telling Andy I wanted to die. Luckily, I have a very calm husband who coached me through each one. We got into the hospital and while Andy was checking us in all of the nurses kept looking at me concerned, so I knew I was in trouble. I begged the triage nurse for an epidural and by the time I was able to get on the bed and be checked she informed me that I was dilated to a 10 and would be having this baby in 5 minutes. WHAT?! It's not that I'm anti-natural, I'm just pro-no pain. Andy got all excited and said, "Okay team, let's go!". I was rushed into the delivery room where everyone was furiously setting up and hoping that my doctor would show up in time, which she did. Once they were ready they told me to push and out she came on the first one. Let's just say that as painful as pushing was, it was nothing compared to the contractions leading up to it. All of you second time moms out there, stick close to the hospital! I am planning on taking a tent and camping out on the hospital grounds for the next kiddo the instant I feel a contraction. A big thanks to my family for being here, it worked out so perfectly and Spencer loved being with his Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Mark. Spencer loves holding "his" baby, so hopefully the love continues once he realizes she really is permanent. So far our little one is a champion sleeper and eater, can't ask for much more at this point, except maybe that her best sleeping wasn't during the day!     Thanksgiving Day      CommentsMon, 29 Nov 2010 13:42:47 Hooray! Congrats Olson family! She's SOOO cute and definitely looks related. I love the name too! Heather- way to go waiting out the contractions for so long! You went natural and didn't even mean to! :) You rock! Whitney Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:19:43 She is beautiful!! Congratulations you guys. Lincoln's birthday is the 19th too! Grandma Olson Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:37:11 Love the pictures and the story, Kate is beautiful and I know Spencer will Love Her. Congratulations Mom and Dad, Kim Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:05:24 So glad to see all the hard work on those turkeys paid off! Thanks for all the pictures, I love them!! Diana Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:12:19 Congratulations on your new arrival! She is beautful. What a crazy story though. I'm glad to hear everything worked out and that you were ultimately able to make it to the hospital in enough time. Hope everything continues to go well! Hooray for new babies! Kelli Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:04:42 Yay!!! Congrats! You are such a stud Heather! I'm glad everything worked out...hope we can meet her soon :) Cara Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:01:03 Congratulations, she is so beautiful! I have heard lots of stories of girls having to go natural with the second baby because it came so much faster! Erica Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:50:22 She is such a cute tootie and her favorite aunt wants to come play with her! Ok maybe once she's like 6-12 months and is a little more exciting, but she just looks like such a cute cuddle bug! Give her billions of smoochies for us! Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:22:33 Heather, Leave a Reply |  AuthorsAndy is a reader, dreamer, believer, and baker. He is currently tending to Heather's needs and desires. She spends a good portion of her time tending to the wants and whims of Spencer and doesn't have time for much else. 
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