Since we've been enjoying our little bundle of joy for a few weeks I thought I'd go back and share some of Lana's birth story.
I was due December 18th but since baby hadn't arrived my doctor scheduled an induction for me on the 23rd. The night before the scheduled induction I started having regular contractions. Around 3 am they were quite painful and coming every 4 minutes so I woke up Steve to let him know the baby was on its way! I was relieved since I was very anxious about being induced.
As we were getting ready to go Steve asked me what he should wear. I jokingly said a suit and tie and a few minutes later he returned in his Sunday best. It was Sunday morning, after all and I guess he wanted to look appropriate for the day. When we arrived at the hospital around 4 am the nurses wondered if we had just come from a holiday party. ha ha.
Lana Kirsi was born at 10:13 am, was 20.75 inches long, and a whopping 8lbs. 10oz! We've both always like the name Lana and her middle name is the Finnish version of Christina (Steve speaks Finnish).
All of Lana's grandparents and Clark came to meet her later that day. Clark seemed so rambunctious at the hospital that I was a little nervous to bring a newborn home but he was very gentle with his new baby sister.
Lana and I were discharged from the hospital on Christmas Day. It was a little strange waking up in a hospital bed on Christmas morning, then spending half the day alone while Steve drove my parents to the airport.
We went home and spent a quiet day to ourselves. We planned to do the whole gift opening the next day since Clark is too young to know the difference. It was certainly unlike any other Christmas I've ever had, but filled with joy as we brought the newest member of our family home.
Clark shared his toys with Lana right away when we got home.
2 comments:
That rules so much that Steve dressed up for the delivery! SO awesome! What a Christmas for you all, so special.
I haven't visited your blog in a while, but my mom emailed me a picture of little Lana that your dad sent her. Wow, she is so so cute. I just love it. And I love seeing your posts about how you're doing as a new mom again. So, here are some wishes for you - may you get enough sleep, may you call your friend Liz on a long or frustrating day, may you remember what an amazing person you are. I love ya, Kalina!
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