Introducing LUCY MAE MADSEN

LUCY MAE MADSEN

Lucy joined our little family Sunday Jan 30, 2011 at 3:33 pm. She weighs 7 lbs 8 oz and is 20 inches long.(the same as her daddy) Considering she was 3 weeks early she is a very healthy baby and we are so glad she arrived safely. Here are some pics of our hospital stay!

Baby Lucy

Proud Mommy

Proud DADDY

Our first family photo

Before Lucy came

The story of Lucy's birth I feel so lucky, i really had such an easy pregnancy and delivered 3 weeks early which was a dream come true! Don't get me wrong i loved loved loved being pregnant and i do miss it already but since Christmas i have wanted her here and wanted to be done because i have had horrible horrible swelling. It was all worth it in the end i feel like I'm living a fairytale. Sunday morning around 8 am i got up to go to the bathroom, everything was normal and i got back into bed. A few minutes later i felt a gush, i turned to Roman and said sweetie i think my water just broke, that or i peed my pants. So i got up and checked things out, definitely not normal so we were talking about going to the hospital to get check but i didn't really want to i had been in the hospital 2 times the previous week for many reasons, spotting, low movement of baby, fluid level check etc. and i was terrified to go back and have them tell me it was a false alarm so i tried to ignore it. Not 5 minutes later my mom comes down to see if were up, which she never does, she asked to come in our room so i was thinking what could this be about, what happened. She continues to tell me that my little sister Lindey, who was also pregnant with a girl and due the same day as me feb 17th, was on her way to the hospital to get checked because she thought her water broke also. Ironic, i know! So after a few minutes they called and said she was having the baby c-section her water did break and her baby was breach. Corbin also text me say that my doc said to get in there to get checked as soon as we can. We ate some breakfast and got some things together and headed out to the hospital. The nurse got me checked in and my doc came in to check me, sure enough my water hadn't broke but there was a leak and it was to risky to send me home. So after our doc delivered my sisters baby he came to get things started with me. My doc broke my water at about 10 am and i started having major contractions really close together so i got an epidural at about 11 am. I was thinking with this being my first baby it would take all day but nope things moved fast. When i went in at 9 i was at a 2 or a 3 he thought by 1 i was at a 4 and by 2 i was at a 9. Things progressed quickly which made me nervous i was starting to feel the contractions so the anesthesiologist came back in and gave me another dose of medicine and i started pushing at 3. About 20 minutes of pushing and the doc was concerned about her heart rate, it was really low and he said he needed this baby here fast. Our options were to try the vacuum and then c-section. We obviously wantded to try the vacuum although he was suited up ready for a c-section if she wasn't out fast. Luckily a few more pushes and she was here. It was a little stressful but it was nothing like i had pictured it. It was amazing and 30 minutes of pushing went by so fast. Pregnancy just agrees with my body and for that i am very lucky. The umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck so she came out pretty purple and blue but she pinked up within a few minutes and started to cry so that was a relief. As the doc was stitching me up i sat in my bed looking across the room not knowing what to think. I am pretty sure every emotion went through my body and still does each day. Giving birth is the most amazing thing in the world, i would do it again tomorrow. I feel so blessed to have such a supportive husband that is and has been there for me non-stop. I felt like the luckiest girl in the world the day we got married, i thought nothing could ever top that but this definitely did. It is so amazing to look at her and know that we created her together and that she is all ours. Leaving the hospital with her was so amazing, Roman drove so carefully it was adorable. He has a special bond with her already and it melts my heart eveytime he holds her, talks to her or comes home from school he gets so happy and excited, he lights up i love it. He said the other night, we just feel so complete with Lucy and i agree. I seriously just stare at her all day long feeling so lucky, smiling, crying, laughing, etc. I love everything about motherhood and i am sure it just gets better and better. I love our baby girl so much and i am so happy to be her mom. Things went more than smooth and i would not change one thing about that day. Well i might change the fact that maybe i showed up to the hospital a little grumpy thinking i would be sent home but it makes for a great story. We are home and recovering very well, loving every moment that passes. Everyone says to try and savor this time because its gone way to fast and we have been doing just that. Thanks for all your support and love, we truly feel so blessed.