She was born at home early yesterday morning after a very short, very intense labor. The plan had been a water birth at the midwife's birthing home, but I woke up with contractions at 2:15ish and by 2:45 I was curled up on the bathroom floor unable to move. I was barely able to get to the tub that was 3 feet away, let alone the 30 minute drive to the birthing home! Midwife got to my house at 3:24 and baby was born at 3:51.
She came out with a full head of long, thick black hair (I have never seen such hair on a newborn!) and big brown eyes. She has what my mom calls "piano fingers" - long and skinny. She weighs 7 pounds exactly and is 21 inches long.
R is absolutely smitten. She’s barely 30 hours old and she already has him wrapped around her little finger. He’s obsessed with every tiny little squeak and grunt and he absolutely melts when she yawns. It’s too cute.
His mom called this morning with initials, so we'll be going through names today. We basically have to choosefrom scratch because none of the names on our "short list" start with "Ch." But that's ok. We'll find her the perfect name anyway:)
ETA: Thanks, friends:) And we chose a name! Everybody, meet Chandra Rose M!
R being all snuggly and adorable, right after she was weighed and measured:
With my mom yesterday afternoon:
Just look at all that hair!
