Reagan's "Birth" Day!

There was so much prep that went into Reagan's "Birth" Day!  Nesting and getting the house ready, teaching preschool the week before, getting last minute things like nursing pads and diapey cream... stuff I just hadn't gotten yet, and one of the main last things was our New Beginnings night for young women's.  I committed earlier in the month to making these high heel cupcakes for the night before!  A little stressful but I HAD to make them! 

 I was so busy running around and getting stuff done it hadn't really hit me that I was having a baby in 24 hours!  The young women's theme this year is "Stand ye in holy places."  As I was sitting there listening to the things that were said and finally able to breathe with the cupcakes in place my heart started POUNDING.  It had fianlly hit me that it was happening.  We were talking a lot about how we can make any place a holy place... not just the temple.  I started thinking about how the operating room can be such a holy place.  I was fighting back tears at the thought of meeting my newest baby girl for the first time... straight from heaven and her Heavenly Father.  Such a special moment that I want to remember FOREVER.  Before the closing prayer they wished me good luck for the next day and I completely LOST it.  I can't really tell you what emotion I was having at the moment because it was ALL the emotions at once.  Later that night Chris picked up his mom from the airport!  The next morning I woke up at 6:45 to complete my running goal I had made at the beginning of the pregnancy!  Angel came over and we ran 5.25 miles and I felt like I could keep going!  It felt great and I was so happy I had accomplished the goal I had set!  It felt like I had crossed the finish line of a marathon!  I then ate 2 doughnuts before my 8 hours of no eating before surgery began!  They were yum and worth every bite :)

We didn't have to be to the hospital until 2:30 so we had a long day of waiting around.  We celebrated Nana's recent birthday with cupcakes and finished packing up for the hospital!

 

 McKenna and Adyson were SOOO excited the day was finally here to meet their Baby Reagan!  They were all ready in the Big Sister gear!

We got to the hospital at 2:30 and I couldn't believe we were there and that this was happening.  I kept telling Chris that is seemed too early... like I was supposed to go home and wait  a couple more months.   I kept having thoughts like "can I really do this... handle 3 kids all."  Plus I always get so nervous before the c-section.  I think you can kinda see my nerves in these pics!

 Waiting for our 4:30 OR time to come...

At about 5:00 Dr. Erickson came by and told us it was go time!!!!!!!!!!

 I got the spinal block and my heart was pounding as I was laying there waiting to become numb.  Chris is not allowed in until after I am completely numb.  I held it together until they let him in and then the tears started coming.  They were all trying to comfort me and tell me it was going to be okay.  I was trying to say through the tears that they were excited tears... I couldn't believe I was about to meet her!!!!!!!!  My thoughts from the night before about Standing in Holy places was happening.  I was so overwhelmed with excitement!

Then the moment came when they all told me "Okay, you are about to feel a lot of pressure..." and then there she was.... the most beautiful baby girl (in addition to McKenna and Adyson of course) I had ever seen...

Baby Reagan from my point of view for the very first time...

 7 lbs. 14.5 oz!

20.5 in!

of PERFECTION!

The first thing I said when I saw her was that she looked so much like Adyson!  After she was out and they were finishing with me they took Reagan to the nursery where Nana and the girls were waiting.  Dr. Erickson and Chris went to the nursery and Dr. Erickson tried to sneak the girls in so they could take a closer look but the nurse came out and freaked out :)  It was too late for them to stay and I was still going to be a while in the recovery room so they didn't get to hold her that night but they were glad they got to see her through the window at least!

My first time holding baby Reagan in the recovery room!...

I was sooo dizzy and out of it from the surgery.  The room did not stop spinning in circles until the next morning so I feel like I didn't get to really look at her until then but I ate up every moment of being right next to her!  Chris was in charge of the camera and we didn't get a pic of he and baby Reagan together right after but she is already showing signs of being a daddy's girl :)  We love our baby Reagan!  Happy "Birth" day to you!!!!