Our little arrival is here!

Little Calleigh Rianne Scott was born on January 14, 2008 at 10:44 a.m. It was an amazing day and experience for us! I woke up at 2:30 in the morning and my water broke! Shocked me! We got to the hospital at 3am and were hooked up to monitors for the next 7 hours - it was a looooooong anxious morning - the hardest part I think......I was so nervous and was still coughing and had some contractions that got somewhat painful but then faded away. Jeff was very uncomfortable in the chair he had to sit in - felt bad for him then.......just after 10 we finally went into the OR...what a small room! The only hitch of the operation was getting the spinal in me - she had to poke me in 5 or 6 places - ugh - it was the moving around of the needle that hurt! I had some bruising after that. Finally she got it in and gave me the med - bam, I was numb within a minute! They finished setting up and put up the sheet and called Jeff in - then they said "we already started!" After last time having felt them cut me and then receiving gas, I was relieved - and with Jeff there I was able to relax and almost enjoy the rest of it.......the staff was so friendly and music was on so it really helped me. Not long and I heard them talk about her hair, then another minute and there she was. They all laughed as she instantly spread her arms and legs out - Dr. called her "Superbaby"! Giggle - I just loved hearing that cry and so I began to cry too - just enough for a tear to run into my ear - the anesthesiologist took care of that - she was fabulous! So they kept reporting what was going on as I listened in and finally I saw her - instant love of course! Jeff was smiling so hard and he had a mask on - but I could tell! Then he and the nurse headed off to the nursery and it was just me. I was listening to make sure the Drs weren't worried about anything and they seemed fine. At one point I even said I was bored! LOL Finally it was all over and they slid me onto my bed using some cool rolling thing and we headed out. Met my parents at the front desk and gave them a smile (Dad has pic I'll share sometime). Finally got to my room and was settling in when Calleigh arrived with her daddy. Oh holding her was so awesome! After the official recovery time was over my parents and grandparents came in to celebrate........it was a great day!

During my stay we had lots of visitors - both family and friends......I didn't mind as I was so happy! I had the best nurses helping me with everything during the stay! My pain stayed manageable the whole time, although getting up and down and walking was tough! Finally we went home on Wednesday.....it has been a tough adjustment but we've done ok! My mom has been here daily to help with anything and other family and friends have come too.....I am just now starting to feel stronger and moving a bit more!

Anyway, wanted to share a few pictures with Mommy, Daddy and a few since we've been home! You can see her jaundice, but we think it's getting better. She had a good visit with the nurse at the hospital clinic today! She's gaining back weight she lost and feeding well (most of the time).

Thanks for all the support and well wishes during the past week - and during the pregnancy! Stay tuned for more updates!