Today, the Nashville Bauman's household went from three to four, or in other words, Shanna and I went from double coverage to man-to-man defense. We are looking forward to the challenge though.
How did it happen last night you ask? Here are some of the details.
Around 6pm last night (Wednesday, December 9), Shanna started noticing some contractions that were pretty regular. Around 9pm, Shanna didn't notice them, so we decided to go to bed around 10:30pm.
Shanna was awaken around 12:30am by some more contractions, and around 1:30 she decided to wake me up and said "I think we need to do something." My reaction was "Yeah, the first thing I need to do is wake up". We called our sitter to come over at stay with Aiden at 2am, were in the car around 2:30am, arrived at the hospital at 3am, and Stella was in Shanna's arms at 3:55am.
She weighed in at 8 pounds 5 ounces, and was 21 and a quarter inches long. That's almost two pounds and two inches longer than Aiden was.
Thank you to Shanna's sisters who sacrificed sleep to drive down from Kentucky to be at the delivery with us. Glad you were able to make it in time.
Shanna did great, and is feeling great. Stella is eating and sleeping well. Speaking of sleeping, Shanna and I got maybe 20-30 minutes of a nap this afternoon, so we'll be ready to sleep tonight, especially after just a couple hours last night.
Aiden came to visit us for dinner. He didn't sit long, but we got a few great photos of him and Stella. I love the way he's looking at her in the family photo.
Also, he liked to "bump" his head against her forehead. He would do it and just laugh and giggle, thinking it was the neatest thing. We got some good laughs out of it.
10 comments:
yayayayay!!!! I'm so excited for you guys!!! :) Stella is SOOO precious! How amazing. I can't wait to see her in person! :)
Yay! So worth the wait...I've been checking all day because I could hardly stand not knowing what she looked like. :) I mean, it's not like you guys are tired or have anything to do but post pictures. Love you guys. Thanks for posting the pictures today. LOVED them. So proud of you Shanna! Now just to wait to hold that sweet baby.
Yippee!
Thanks for posting so many pictures of baby girl. Can't wait to meet her!
She is just beautiful and Aiden (and mom and dad) look so proud! Can't wait to get a better look at her in person.....a trip south might be in order....again! Take care, get some rest and keep posting great photos! Hugs and kisses to all! :)
Congrats! Thats the way to do it, get to the hospital just in time, glad everything went well. She is beautiful. What a wonderful Christmas present.......
Love, Aunt Cheryl
What a lovely family. 10 more days and I can hardly wait for hugs and kisses for two of the sweetest grandbabies I know! Stella is a lovely, precious bundle of joy! Big brother Aiden will just love her to pieces. See you all in 10 days. Love Grandma Leah
congratulations! Stella is absolutely beautiful with her pink skin and chubby cheeks. I love the name. Sounds like a super wonderful delivery. Praise God!!
I'm so glad everything went well! I cannot wait to see Stella! She is absolutely precious. Now it's time to catch up on some sleep that you missed out on Thursday morning...if you can that is! Love you guys!
So happy for you guys Shanna. Those cheeks are delicious. She is just beautiful. I love a good birth story! Rejoicing with you that everything went so well.
So precious! I know you guys are so thrilled little Stella is here! I'm looking forward to reading Shanna's telling of the birth :)...Brian's sounds more like a play-by-play...LOL! Blessings to you guys!
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