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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Congrats!!! I got all teary thinking about the beauty of birth 🙂
Congratulations Davis family. Welcome baby Lucy! Blessings.
Congratulations Angela!! You have a beautiful family!
Wonderful news! Welcome to the World Lucy!! 😀 Blessings to you and your family! ~Deb Stuart
Congratulations, it looks like you have a lovely family.You are truly blessed. I love your site, thanks for all you do.
Congrats!
Congrats! Glad everything went so fast and smooth.
congrats!!!
Congratulations! She’s truly beautiful, and I love her name! Lucy was my first bid for our new daughter but my husband could only think of The Beatles (which is where I got it from- what’s the problem??)
After my 2 painful births I wholly agree- you’ve earned an easy one! Beautiful family!
I’ve been checking all weekend for this post waiting to see a picture of a beautiful baby girl. How exciting! I have a Lucy, too, only she’s 12. Someone once told me that if your name is Lucy you will undoubtedly be “spirited” – it comes with the name. I figure that’s the best kind of girl. 🙂 Congratulations!
Congrats Angela! The Tsai’s are so happy for you and your family!
Love!! Love the story! Love the baby 🙂 Love the name!! Sending love your way from Tualatin!! Congratulations!!
Congratulations!!! Thank you for sharing such a precious event with us!!! God bless!!!
Congratulations! She sure is pretty like her mama 🙂
Congrats! She’s adorable!! What a wonderful, peaceful birth story! And I love the name Lucy! 🙂
Congratulations on a happy delivery and a beautiful baby!
congratulations!! Thanks for sharing your baby’s birth!!
Congratulations!
Thank you SOOOO much for letting us know. I’ve been thinking about you all weekend praying that God would let that sweet baby come on out! So, happy Lucy is finally here! She HAS SO MUCH HAIR! God has blessed your family so much. So, glad he gave you a new girl! I continue to pray that God rain his blessings on your family!
Congratulations!
Oh my goodness she is beautiful! What a blessing. Good job Mom!
What a beautiful baby girl with a gorgeous name! Congrats Davis Family 7!
Felicidades!! … That means congratulations! Your baby is really gorgeous!… And you look so fresh, I can’t believed you just delivered her. You have a beautiful family. By the way, do you know that your baby’s name means “light” in Spanish!
Congratulations!!! She’s beautiful! 🙂
congratulations Davis family! beautiful job blogging this precious event! thank you for sharing. God bless you seven!
Congratulations! She’s beautiful! I absolutely love that you had a homebirth….what an amazing experience/story! Enjoy your babymoon!
Yay! Congratulations! She is beautiful!
Congratulations on your fifth blessing! I know exactly how you feel, we have five kiddos also and my last baby was a cake walk compared to the previous ones. Congratulations again!
She is adorable! Congrats!
What a cutie cute! Congrats=)
Congrats to you and your family…what a beautiful baby 🙂
Congrats!!! I love how you say you earned it. I’m young so I had my third when most my friends are having their first. I told them I earned my easy 3rd birthing too. 🙂
Congratulations! What a great birth!! You have a beautiful family & precious new baby girl!
Congratulations Angela, Will and family. Thank you for sharing your birth with us. I was wondering as I was reading, “is she going to tell us her name?” Welcome Baby Lucy!!!!!
Praise God for a safe delivery!! Congratulations!! 🙂
Congratulations to you all! She is perfect!
Congratulations, she’s beautiful! And you totally deserved a super fast birth. 🙂 Also, good thing you did plan it for at home, huh?!
Congratulations on such a beautiful and healthy baby girl. What a blessing!
Congratulations to you and your family! So glad everyone is healthy!
Congrats mama & daddy and of course the rest of the clan. You have definately earned this easier birth!!!
Oh My Goodness she is just precious!! I would just love to cuddle with her all day long. She makes me kind of want a new baby because my babies are 14 & 12. But, Then I have to think I only have about 12 to 14 years until I am a grandma. Hopefully no sooner!! Make sure you cuddle her as much as you can.
Congrats!!! She is beautiful!!!
amazing!!! thank you for sharing her birth with all of us!! congrats to you and your family she is beautiful !!
Ditto! You are amazing! Thanks for sharing. And congratulations on your precious bundle!
Woot!
I was just thinking about you and wondering! Congrats mama!!
Oh my word. Look at you, blogger extraordinaire. Blogging about your baby girl two days later. Precious and fabulous and amazing! Thanks for sharing your story.
Congratulations!! You have a beautiful family
Beautiful! Congratulations!
Yay! Congrats to the Davis family on your newest addition! I am pregnant w/ my 1st & planning a waterbirth in a birthing center so have loved following your home birth pregnancy story!!