Kate is here!

Kathryn Kristine Powell joined our family at 7:25 p.m. March 3, 2010. Wednesday morning Nate and I got to the hospital around 7 am. My doctor had me started on just a little bit of pitocin and by a quarter to 9 she had come in and broke my water. I made it to around 2'o clock before I was ready for an epidural. There were at least 3 other ladies all asking for it at the same time so it took a while for her to get to me. So I was VERY ready when she came. It didn't WORK! I had to wait for almost an hour more before she could come back and re-do it. It was not a fun experience and I don't know how you that go through labor do it without. I have the most respect for you!

Right before 6 p.m. I was at an 8. They had me flip to my other side and a little after 7 I was pushing. It was my fastest labor yet and the quickest delivery. Kate came out wide eyed. She was the littlest, pinkest thing I have every seen! The cord was to short to have her right up on my belly after she was born so Nate had to cut the cord quick so I could hold her.

She weighs a whopping 7 lbs 1 oz! (The picture was a little quick.) My smallest baby by a pound! She is only 18 1/2 inches long too! My last and smallest!

I truly felt everyone's prayers and thoughts! I had been praying for things to go well for so long and was very concerned about having to have another c-section. I know that Heavenly Father heard all the prayers in my behalf. I didn't even need to go on oxygen or have an internal monitor placed on the baby. Her heart rate was amazing through the whole labor and things just worked out. Thank you to everyone!

I have never got to keep my babies so long after their delivery. They didn't come take her til 9 p.m. Which gave the kids plenty of time to come see her and me time to nurse her for the first time. I called my aunt Kathryn (Kate's namesake) to let her know that we had gotten the baby here. She had spent the night to be with the kids and to make sure they got to school. I got to talk to Thadd first and tell him that his sister was here. He was excited and couldn't wait to come see her. Then Norma got on the phone. She is such a doll! I almost couldn't hear Tucker or Kathryn after that because Norma was in the back ground yelling, "My sister's here! Baby Kate is here!"

Kate is such a good baby so far! She hardly cries and really hasn't done much but sleep since she got here. She was very much awake to meet her siblings and after her bath she has just slept. Nate can't put her down. I was teasing him that she was going to be spoiled and he said that I had gotten to hold her for 9 months and now it was his turn. Oh dear! We are going to have one spoiled little princess on our hands if neither one of us can put her down.

We are so blessed to have this baby in our lives. She is very loved already and has made our family complete.