Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

A post is definitely in order. I have been thinking of a lot of different things to write. So, lets start with the facts. At 9:47 on February 9th Stella Louise Rand was born weighing 7.5 lbs and a length of 21.75". That's it. That's how she came out.
 
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The night before (8th) Bailey's water broke at 10 pm. Surprisingly, the labor started pretty quickly after. I sprang into action. Before this happened I was nearly asleep, but now I was full of energy, like I had just drank 3 liters of coffee. I finished cleaning the house. Quickly rearranged the living room to fit the tub. Rearranged the bike room to fit living room furniture and still easily access all the birth supplies and washer and dryer. (Living in a small house with a lot of stuff has made me a master of space conscious stacking and ordering - unfortunately it hasn't curbed my desire for more stuff)

Next I began inflating the tub. Then made the bed with a few different layers and plastic sheets in between so that we could quickly and easily have a clean bed after the birth.

And where was Bailey and why wasn't she helping you may ask? In between all of the previously named activities I listed I was also rubbing Bailey's back while she was having contractions and/or puking in the bathroom.

Around 2 in the morning Cindy (Bailey's mom) and our midwife arrived at the house. A few hours later Marry Annes assistants arrived. This baby birthing was happening.

Bailey was amazing. So calm through the whole thing. She never yelled or cussed at me. It was beautiful. She kept her composure throughout the whole thing. That's better than can be said about me. I was a sobbing mess towards the end.


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The last 6 days have been like nothing else I have had in my life.  So now lets see what happens next.

Scrimp kept his composure as well