OLIVIA JANE ARAVE

October 7, 2008

8:31 am

6 pounds 11 ounces

20 inches

Our little Olivia is here and she is ever so sweet. It is wonderful to have a tiny little baby in our home again. I love to just look at her and hold her. She has the cutest little cry and she already likes to keep us up at night. I think she has the day/night confusion thing going. So I gotta say that this was the best labor and delivery ever. I started contractions at about midnight but they weren't too bad so I just slept through most of them. Then at about 6:30 am I got up and started finishing packing my hospital bag and making sure the cameras and everything were ready to go. My contractions weren't super consistent but I knew they seemed to be coming a lot so at about 6:50 am I called my nurse/midwife and he didn't know if he should just see me at the office in an hour or if I should just head to McKay Dee hospital. We decided to meet at the hospital so I took a quick shower, we gathered our things and we left. I didn't know how far along I was but I didn't think it could be too far since the contractions didn't hurt as bad as they did with Luke. Well, when I got to the hospital they were getting a little more intense but when they checked me they said I was at 7.5-8 cm! I was so glad and felt like, once again, since I was that far along, that I could finish it natural and I did. Jordan was so sweet and just kept wiping my forehead with a cool cloth (exactly what I wanted). An hour later Olivia came and there were no complications and her head was perfectly round and she was all healthy! What more could we ask for? We felt so grateful that this was the case since things were a little scarier with Luke. These little lives truly are miracles. Luke likes to give Olivia kisses and poke at her head, eyes, and nose when he gets an occasional break from running around. Thankfully Jordan's mom has been watching Luke and is letting us stay with her. She is definitely a lifesaver! Life is very sweet and good. We are so thankful for our new little angel and Jordan just loves his little girl.

UTES BIG WIN!!!

I know it's late but I had to celebrate some more because the Utes just pulled off an amazing win against the Oregon Beavers. This was one of those games where you feel sorry for the people that left the game early because the ending was awesome! Towards the end of the game it was really looking like the Utah Utes weren't gonna win the game but they pulled it out by the end and the final score was 28-31. I was jumping up and down and we were yelling a ton. Then, believe it or not, we went down on the field and I had the baby! Okay, just kidding but it did feel like I could've on the long walk home. I guess she's just not ready yet but when I went to the dr. last Friday he said that she was way down there, that I'm 2 cm, & 70-80% effaced. All of that means I am good to go and could definitely have her anytime. Yikes! I am certainly filled with butterflies but only because I remember, all to well, the pain from last time. That's what I'm certainly not ready for. I know that when I'm actually in labor that I will want to send her back but then it's just too late. Her sweet face and nose and toes will definitely make it all worth it.