She's Here!

Oct 20

Little miss Keira Jeane Warburton arrived today at 2:30, weighing at 5 lbs 11 ounces. I can't believe she's mine or that I have a daughter. It's so weird. I knew having a baby would be hard, but I had no idea how sore my pelvis was going to be after delivery. First time going to the bathroom since having her and I seriously, nearly fell over. After 18 hrs of labor (12 at the hospital), I'm so ecstatic to have her here and exhausted to boot. Nate is pretty tired too. 

We're trying to get her suck, but isn't latching very well. She knows where food is though, throwing her whole body in one direction or the other with her mouth open...like a shark. It's funny. 

I can't believe how tiny she is either! Holy cow!

 I was pretty tired. This was taken pretty soon after. Her head is still purple.

 Instragram collage--isn't she adorable?

Oct 22

We stayed at the hospital for another 36 hours after she was born. The hospital food was actually REALLY good and they brought it to you. Yesterday was my birthday and kind of weird. Our friends, the Randall & Mallory stopped by to see us; they had a doctor's appt for their own pregnancy. It was so nice of them. Nate had a class that morning, so he couldn't be there, but he was going to come back. My coworker Brittany stopped by to say hi and brought me a yummy piece of cake too. We left this morning. They had us watch a 1/2 hr video about "purple crying" and Dr. Wells (pediatrician) had to check her out once more before we could leave. Apparently she was had med-low signs of jaundice. After pooping out all the black gunk out, she weighed 4 lbs 12 ounces. Almost a whole pound less. They were worried about her gaining weight since she was struggling getting the colostrum. She hasn't eaten very often or much at all since being born. They wanted us to come back in two days from today.

Nate's mom took a bus out to Vernal to help me out. I'm so grateful for her coming out, especially since my mom couldn't come out due to her illness. She will be a big help! Our neighbors brought over dinner for us which was really helpful. Barbara got in a lot of snuggles with her new granddaughter, I know Keira didn't mind.

 My feet are still chubby.