We're so excited to introduce Anna Christine Hawkins!
She was born at 7:25 AM yesterday morning (Wednesday)!
7 lbs. 13 oz. 21 inches long
She has my nose and Bevan's DARK hair!!! Dark I say!!!
It was like something out of a movie. I was stranded, in the valley, an hour away from my hospital AND my husband, in a snow storm, IN LABOR! Here's the story:
Tuesday morning I made my normal trip to Salt Lake to run errands and tie up some business. I felt kind of pukey the whole morning, but I just kept plugging along. It might have been that I snowblowed the day before or the extremely low barometric pressure. Something got me triggered. I had planned to stay in Salt Lake for the night because of a "blizzard warning" and then hit up my doctor appointment on my way home the next morning in Park City. Around 5 pm I started having contractions. I was sure I could just "will" them away and make it until the next morning. The biggest storm of the year so far was just hitting the valley and I couldn't go anywhere! Well, baby had other ideas. I waited out the bad part of the storm at my parents house and we finally drove over to the Murray hospital around midnight, instead of chancing Parley's Canyon. Thank heavens for the network of hospitals! Bevan was summoned around 4 AM when it was finally safe to travel down the canyon. After a long, sleepless, delirious night, Anna was born first thing in the morning, after 2 hours of painful labor (I had to "prove" myself), 5 more hours of not-so-painful labor, and 10 minutes of pushing. Whoopee!
I'm so glad everything worked out and she wasn't born on the side of a road somewhere. That's the true spirit of thanksgiving. I'm greatful for local hospitals. I'm greatful for supportive family. I'm greatful for adorable baby girls who couldn't wait another minute to play in the snow. We love our Anna!
11 comments:
yea for Anna! She's so cute and born in Uncle Reed's birthday
And you must be feeling great, since you are blogging on the day you gave birth.
Are you crazy? ;)
She's so adorable! I can't believe you were out snowblowing the day before you went into labor--that's probably what did it. And I love that "she couldn't wait another minute to play in the snow." Maybe next year she can do your snowblowing for you. :)
P.S. Your cute little Anna has almost the same stats as Britta (but Britta had half an inch on your girl). :)
I was sure you were going to go into labor during the blizzard. I even told David that you would! Congrats! She is adorable.
Congrats! What an adorable little girl! What a fun labor story, perfect timing.
She's adorable! I can't wait to love on her some more. Hope feedings are going well. Lots of love.
Congratulations! She so beautiful!
she is sooooo cute
Congrats! She's so pretty!
she is so pretty I came back to look at her again.
Congrats! She is beautiful!!! So glad you had her safe and sound... and in a nice warm, snow free place:)
Wow--- that is quite the story! Don't you love it how you plan everything out so perfectly for such a big event and none of it goes accordingly? Loving the pics, though. Can't wait to meet that little bundle of joy! Congrats you two!!!
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