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| The big sisters! |
I’d been hoping and praying that our baby boy would arrive after the cultural celebration and temple dedication. Not that I would be disappointed, but I was really hoping that I’d get to be a part of both. Luckily, I got my wish. I took it easy the week before, was able to go to both spectacular events and the following Monday, got back to work.
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| Just born! |
All of our kids have arrived later than their due date, so imagine my surprise when I rolled out of bed five days before my due date and my water broke. Good thing I’d been preparing for a few weeks and with the kids and animals taken care of and the house in order, we left to go to the hospital.
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| Father and son. |
My labors have always been long (yay…), so we tried what we could to speed it up. Between walking, a labor chair, resting in bed and pretending to ride a horse while sitting atop a giant peanut-shaped yoga ball, I progressed to a nine. Then promptly got stuck. After trying to overcome for a few hours, I opted for an epidural so I could relax and within an hour, our giant baby boy was born shortly after nine in the evening.
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| And I thought I was delirious late last night…Jack’s always good for a laugh! |
He weighed in at eight pounds, thirteen ounces, which is not the heaviest baby I’ve delivered but at a whopping twenty-two and a quarter inches, he’s definitely the tallest. He’s got Jack’s nose and hair color and is already obviously a sweetheart.
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| Kate taking her first peak at her baby brother. |
