BABY EMILY IS HERE!!!
Well on February 4th I went and saw the midwife(MW)... I was dilated to a 3-4cm and was 50% effaced. Later that evening at around 7pm I began to have contractions and by 10:30 the hubby and I were on our way to the hospital. When we had arrived the MW checked me and I was still the same but my contractions had died down... So we walked the hall for about an hour or so and it helped me efface more but I wasn't any more dilated. So we came home. As soon as we were leaving the hospital the contractions started happening again but I shrugged them off. By the time we got home and through the door I began having contractions about 2-3 mins apart. We stayed home for about an hour and a half and then we finally went back to the hospital. It was now 3:30am February 5th. While I was changing my clothes the MW Julie admitted me to the hospital since my contractions were so close. Once in my room they got me all set up and checked I had dilated to a 5cm and by 4:45 Julie offered to break my water! So we did and within about 4 contractions little miss Emily's head cam down and within a half an hour she was here! Emily Lake Lopez was born February 5, 2011 @ 5:16am weighing 6lbs 11oz. 
We have been home now for a couple of weeks and getting used to having 3 kids is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. I am trying to exclusively breastfeed little miss Emily which is challenging because I feel glued to the couch and a little lazy because I'm not getting anything else done. Emily is a cluster feeder (she never stops!) and won't take a pacifier but she is beautiful and I just love her to pieces. My 22 month old Maddison is being stubborn and in to everything which we expected but at the same time she wants to hold the baby all the time. I think in a way she thinks that Emily is a live baby doll. My son Zach who is almost 5 is my big helper. He gets Maddi out of things she shouldn't be when I tell him to and loves that he can hold Emily without the help of anybody. Wow how life has changed having 3 kids. I can't wait tell breastfeeding gets easier so that I can get back to our normal life and get everyone back on a schedule (of some sort). But for now I am just glad that my new little girl Emily Lake is here and that she's healthy!
Well on February 4th I went and saw the midwife(MW)... I was dilated to a 3-4cm and was 50% effaced. Later that evening at around 7pm I began to have contractions and by 10:30 the hubby and I were on our way to the hospital. When we had arrived the MW checked me and I was still the same but my contractions had died down... So we walked the hall for about an hour or so and it helped me efface more but I wasn't any more dilated. So we came home. As soon as we were leaving the hospital the contractions started happening again but I shrugged them off. By the time we got home and through the door I began having contractions about 2-3 mins apart. We stayed home for about an hour and a half and then we finally went back to the hospital. It was now 3:30am February 5th. While I was changing my clothes the MW Julie admitted me to the hospital since my contractions were so close. Once in my room they got me all set up and checked I had dilated to a 5cm and by 4:45 Julie offered to break my water! So we did and within about 4 contractions little miss Emily's head cam down and within a half an hour she was here! Emily Lake Lopez was born February 5, 2011 @ 5:16am weighing 6lbs 11oz. 
We have been home now for a couple of weeks and getting used to having 3 kids is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. I am trying to exclusively breastfeed little miss Emily which is challenging because I feel glued to the couch and a little lazy because I'm not getting anything else done. Emily is a cluster feeder (she never stops!) and won't take a pacifier but she is beautiful and I just love her to pieces. My 22 month old Maddison is being stubborn and in to everything which we expected but at the same time she wants to hold the baby all the time. I think in a way she thinks that Emily is a live baby doll. My son Zach who is almost 5 is my big helper. He gets Maddi out of things she shouldn't be when I tell him to and loves that he can hold Emily without the help of anybody. Wow how life has changed having 3 kids. I can't wait tell breastfeeding gets easier so that I can get back to our normal life and get everyone back on a schedule (of some sort). But for now I am just glad that my new little girl Emily Lake is here and that she's healthy!
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