Introducing Our Little Peanut

Baby GIRL Kaitlyn was born March 4th, 2010 at 4:34 pm. This little one has been a complete surprise from start to finish. Surprise! You are pregnant! Surprise! You don't have to be nauseous one single day! Surprise! It's a Girl! (We thought for sure it would be a boy) Surprise! She has a head full of dark dark hair! Surprise! She is only 6 lbs 10.5 ounces and 19.8 inches! (Our first two were both nearly nine pounds and nearly twenty two inches long)

Whose baby is this anyway? If it weren't for her very Miller mouth and cheeks and her very Miller long feet and fingers, I really would wonder.

The only part that isn't a surprise is that we are completely enamored by her sweetness and beauty. We love her little noises and we feel we are holding a little piece of heaven each time we pick her up. Here is photographic proof of her loveliness. :) The birth story to follow for those who, like me, love all the details.

Kaitlyn Cynthia Miller (Kaitlyn because we think it is beautiful and it means, "Pure." Cynthia after her Mana Miller . . . a very very special lady).

Minutes after the birth. That white stuff is vernix. It looks kinda icky, but it makes their skin oooohhh, soooooo, soft. :) Our Spiky Little Peanut.
Bathtime. She liked it.
Hair Hair Hair. So cute.
Daddy in love.
Mommy in love.
Precious Little Peanut.
Her entrance into the world:
9 am: Started the Pitocin on the lowest dose. Dilated to 2
10:30 am: Finally started contracting close together but not very painfully after upping the Pit dose 3 times.
1:00ish pm: Contractions started to be more painful
1:15 pm: Broke my water and upped Pit dose a little later
2:00 pmish: Contractions were getting very painful and very close together. Almost with no breaks
2:45 pm: Epidural in and working. Happiness. Dilated to 4.
4:00 pm: Dilated to a 6.
4:25 pm: Feeling LOTS of painful pressure even with epidural. Checked me again and READY to PUSH! What!? I went from a 6 to complete in 25 minutes?! CRAZY!!
4:34 pm: Kaitlyn was born after pushing through 2 Contractions . . . . so about 4 minutes. She may have been out a minute sooner, but the cord was around her neck, so they had to pause and get it off. She was fine.

I have to say that after this first experience of being induced . . . I LOVED IT!! For me anyway. I know it is different for everyone. I had a good night of sleep the night before which made a huge difference. Everything went smoothly and pretty quickly too. We had a GREAT nurse, Sue, a great resident, Dr. Abel, and of course, our great Doctor, Dr. Hunter. I feel so truly truly blessed to be where we are right now. So, now begins life with 3 children. I will post pics of the kids with Kaitlyn soon. Though Alex was confused as to why his "boy baby" wasn't born, he loves her and says she is soooo cute. Rebekah just stared and wanted to touch her hands. I think we will be okay. Baby steps to mothering 3.