a little mae in january

So, long story short, I went into labor on Sunday January 8th. After about 3 hours of some pretty intense contractions, I finally decided to call the doctor. He was a little confused I waited so long ( obviously he has never heard the stories about women who think they are in labor and then get to the hospital and are sent home) and told me that someone who is 39 weeks, dilated to 2cm and scheduled for a c-section with a breech baby, would more than likely not be sent home. So with that vote confidence, and some extremely painful contractions, we called our neighbors who took Elliot in with open arms (for his very first sleepover) and headed to the hospital. After about 3 more hours and some serious run-around, I was admitted, epiduraled, prepped and ready for surgery. Jace, was not only the beaming father-of-a-daughter to be, but a total med student. I was able to hear a play-by-play from the anesthesiologist ,of everything that was going on. ( I say this with sarcasm because usually the less I know the better.) But I let it slide just this once. So, while I tuned out the physiology lesson I realized that c-sections are actually really fast and smooth, and that it really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be... then suddenly I heard the doctor say, "there's a foot." I heard a little cry and at 9:20pm our little Mae was born. She was almost as big as her brother, 8.2 oz and 19 3/4 in. She has soft auburn hair and she is so tender and petite. She also looks a lot like her dad ( in a feminine, adorable way.) We love having her in our home, and Elliot loves his baby sister... So far.

Excited dad

Exhausted mom

Introductions

On the way home

Meeting Gram

Meeting Pop

Cuddling

Kisses

Loves

Mae Marilyn Bullard 1/8/2012