It was an eventful weekend at the Davis house — I (finally) had my baby!
I woke up on Friday morning to contractions that came every 20-40 minutes. After quickly figuring out that the baby wasn’t going to come out that morning, we decided to go out to breakfast for one last Davis 6 outing.
The three-contractions-an-hour-game continued, to my great annoyance, until about 4:00 in the afternoon when all of a sudden the contractions sped up to every four minutes. Will called my midwife and told her to come and he and Audrey started setting up the birth tub while I walked through the apartment contracting.
The birth tub set-up took about 45 minutes (I took the pictures in between contractions — I’m a blogger. That’s what we do :)):
Laying the painter’s plastic on the carpet.
My daughter, Audrey, helped with everything. I’ve never seen that girl so excited to work.
Will couldn’t figure out how to blow up the inside portions with the pump, so he used his mouth.
Matthew woke up from his nap during the set-up. His brothers spent the entire time playing on the computer, but Matthew was in the room for most of the birth.
At about 5:15, my midwife and her assistant arrived. My midwife checked me, got a goofy smile on her face and declared, “You’re ready to push!” I almost dove into the tub.
After getting situated in the tub, I started pushing. To everyone’s surprise, the baby’s head came out with my first real attempt. I had no idea she was right there and my midwife certainly was not ready. She said, “Oh, I should get my gloves on…” and then dove her hands into the pool to catch her as I was pushing her body out (I was not interested in waiting for anyone or anything at that moment). As she was going in, she yelled, “Good thing you guys don’t have any diseases!”
The baby was a bit tangled in the cord, but started crying right away. She was born at 6:05 pm on Friday, about two hours after calling my midwife and getting the party started! Before any of you first-time mamas get any ideas, remember, this was my fifth birth. My first couple of births were pure agony getting the baby out. I’ve earned this one.
It’s over! The moments after giving birth are quite possibly the best moments of my life. Complete relief.
Audrey (8) with her new sister.
Willy (6), so thrilled to have a new baby in the house.
Matthew (2), just digesting that “the baby sista” was no longer in my stomach, but was now a real live baby.
I still don’t have a picture with Nathan (4) and his sister. Unless we figure out how to attach a screen to her chest, he won’t be having much to do with her. Stinker.
Let me introduce our sweet baby girl, Lucy Kathleen Kyler Davis!
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Just read this as I saw a post on FB. You are right, you totally earned it. Glad it went well. The pics with kids are adorable. You are blessed.
Sounds like a fabulous birth! Congrats!
My offer still stands if you are up for some postpartum care…
Just a quick Congratulations… So Happy for you to have your Baby Daughter in your arms…
SO, so, so excited for you!! Congratulations!!
WOW! You are amazing, Angela! Congratulations to the entire family.
amazing mama! enjoy your blessing she is just outstanding. 🙂
So sweet
Oops! I got too excited! August 24th is my birthday! Congratulations!! She is just adorable and your whole family looks so happy. Love those precious moments!!
Congratulations! You look so beautiful for having just given birth. She is just precious. Tell Nana Ellen congratulations for me too, in case she doesn’t read FLNW.
Congratulations upon the birth of your baby doll, oh, my looks like everything went well and safely and happily..that is all that matters to you and your familia..May God continue to Bless you and your hubbs and your new bundle of joy…ciao!!!!!!!!!1
She’s gorgeous!! Congrats!!!
Congrats to you & all of your family! How many are you going to have?
So beautiful – congratuations!!!!
Congrats!!!!!
What a fantastic birth, congratulations to you and your family!
As we say back where I come from (NY), mazel tov! She is so beautiful. Now I have Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (or is it Coupons?) running thru my head. You caught up to me: 3 boys, 2 girls.
Congrats! My labor last summer was the summer – slow and steady and then things got going in a hurry. Midwives showed up at 7pm, tub ready at 9pm, baby girl at 930pm, and they went home before midnight. I wish the first two had been that easy too 🙂
Congratulations on your new blessing. She is so pretty. Thank you for sharing. May God bless you both!
So happy for you and your family. Congratulations! (Oh, and LOVE all your kids’ names. We have 2 with the same, and others are on the list for those yet to come.)
Congratulations to you and your family! All the best!
Yay! Congratulations! And yes, you earned it. 🙂
Congrats to You and your Family and your NWFL Family.
Thank for Sharing
What a beautiful Family. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
7 of you live in an apartment?
Yes we do :)!
Thank you for posting these sweet pictures! Congratulations on your adorable girl, and I know she’ll be a blessing to your family.
Congratulations on the new addition! It does seem to get easier with each one! I’m glad she took it easy on you..
Beautiful! Congrats!!! And the fact that you took pics to share with all of us, amazing! I’m an L&D nurse, and by the 4th (and certainly the 5th!) babe, Mom’s don’t need much help from us. 🙂 Blessings to you and your family!!!
Oh she is so sweet!!! Congrats!
So happy for you! Such sweet pictures of her. Our youngest of five is also a Lucy…great name 🙂
congratulations!!! 🙂
She is so BEAUTIFUL. You can tell it was an easy birth. Bless you and your family:-)
Congratulations! Blessings to your family.
Amazing! she is beautiful! You have a wonderful family!
Such wonderful news! Congrats!