Meeting Quinn

I can't believe our baby is 12 days old already!  We are over the moon for our sweet little Quinn.  The love we have for this little blessing is overwhelming to say the least.  Each day with her feels like such a gift and I am just soaking it all in.  Life with a newborn is a major adjustment but we are starting to get the hang of things a little bit more in this second week.  We have been blessed to have my Mom and Matt's mom around to help us out since Quinn came home from the hospital.  I can't stop replaying the whole experience over and over in my head :)

 This pic is from the night before my induction, which turned out to not really be an induction.  I started having contractions at midnight!  I knew it was the real thing this time (definitely felt more painful than the false labor pains I  had been experiencing the week before).  I figured I would just lay in my nice comfy bed instead of rushing to the hospital.  It would only be a few hours until I had to get up to be there at 4 am for our scheduled induction anyway! 

 The contractions started to intensify shortly after the midwife broke my water.  This picture was AFTER the epidural  (my sister very accurately said it feels like being in a tanning bed).  haha--Yes, I got the juice and I am NOT ashamed ;)  It would have been  looonggg day without it.  I spent most of the afternoon eating lemon jello and ice, resting, and hanging out with my Matt and my parents.

 Of course, my Dad was snooping around and looking at all of the equipment. hah

 At about 3:00 pm the doctor said I was fully dilated and ready to push.  We couldn't believe the moment had actually come...it took a little while before I actually started pushing though because apparently there was another patient who was also ready to push at the same time as me!  So, we waited patiently, and then after an hour and a half of pushing our healthy little girl made her way into the world at 5:35 pm!

 A full head of beautiful brown hair and a bright pink face!  We were in awe.

 Birth weight: 7 lbs. 13 oz.

Height: 20 "

 The night after Quinn's birth was a blur. I have never felt so physically exhausted, and I was also recovering from a small fever.  So, it was nice to get some rest and be able to spend some quality time with her when woke up early the next morning.  It's funny how you totally forget about yourself with a baby.  It was a challenge for me to just remember to put in my contacts!  I was SO distracted by everything else! 

 Proud Papa and GiGi

 Family of 3!

 Sweet daddy-daughter moment

 

 

 Lovely gifts from family :)

 You can never take too many pictures of your baby!

 

 Meeting Grandma and Grandpa McCauley via facetime.

 We made it home Sunday night.  I was definitely nervous about leaving the hospital...I wanted to take the nurses with us!  Luckily, we came home to a flowers, balloons, and a warm homemade meal by Gigi.  I was so relieved to have her there!  Plus, we were starving!  haha The first night at home was a blur.  We didn't get a lot of sleep with nursing and jumping at every little noise Quinn made.  You learn all of your baby's little noises very quickly, and now I can sleep soundly without constantly worrying about her throughout the night...or maybe I am just that tired..not sure hehe.  It's worth every minute of lost sleep though!  We love her so much!!!