Amie is here!!!!!!
 

and we are home snice yesterday. She was born 11/12/08 at 12:18 pm 9 lbs 13 oz 22.2" long. I went in at 6:45 am on the 12th to be induced they got me all set up with the pit and I was going to hold off on getting the epi untill I really needed it because we afrade that I would not progress. I got checked at 10am and I was still 3cm but I was 100% effaced. I started with hard labor, The doctors came bak at 12pm to check me and I was 4-5 with a buldging sack. They broke that and I went right to 9cm. They told ud that they would not leave the floor. They did not even get half way down the hall when I told the nurse that I had to push. 16 min later Amie was here. There was no time for pain meds. Boy I have much more respect for women who go without pain meds more then once.
hereis the hospital pic. When we get the film back I will post them:hug:


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:hug: Sue, she's gorgeous!! She looks like a 3 month old (and probably felt like one, too! :eek:). Honestly, she doesn't have that "newborn" look at all.

I'm so happy for you! How exciting! What do your kids think of her? I know they were anxious for her to get here.

Thanks for letting us know ya'll are all okay. You take it easy and accept all the help that's offered to you.

Looking forward to more pictures soon!!

WOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!!:Head-Spin::Thanx::winner_first_h4h::Dancing-Chilli::Wave-Hello::yahoo:

Yay! Way to go, Turt!! Helloooooooo, Amie!

*goooo gooooo gah gah, awwwwww, fshlitmta whaba yneyto goshoug gah jdkjiiiii bubbybubbybubbyyyyyyy*

Yay....................the baby is here.:hug: Welcome to the world little one.
Good job Mom.:hug:

Wow! I have the utmost respect for you. My biggest baby was 8 lb 3 oz and I pushed for hours. I cannot imagine 9 lb 13 oz with no drugs. What a big baby.

She is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations to you and your whole family. What a blessing!

she is breath taking! congrats!!!!!!!:hug:

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I'm going to go look at the baby pictures of my 16 year olds. I had drugs, but always say I had a 10-pounder. DD was 6pounds, 2 ounces, DS 4 pounds 2 ounces (she was taking his food in the womb). He's bigger than her now.

Babies are great!!!! Congratulations!!!

Oh my gosh! She's beautiful and such sweet rosy cheeks.

So glad Aimie and Mom are home and doing well. Take care Sus~ and can't wait to see more pics. You make gohgeous babies!!!!!!
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awww sue she is adorable, congrats to Amie and Mom:hug: nothing like going straight to 3 month clothing big baby, glad all is well congrats

Awwww...Baaaaaaybeeeee!:)

She is beautiful, Sue. I can't wait to see the other pics. Glad to hear that you came through with flying colors!

As one of those big babies ( imagine that?) I want to thank all moms who give birth to us naturally! My mom did it and I was 2 lbs larger than the previous baby and 6 lbs larger than the first! Bless her heart, she had two more after me and they were also 2 or more lbs smaller.

She must have just loved me more!:D

Awww. She is so cute! Congrats!

Congratulations, glad Amie finally made her debut. Now get some rest, you deserve it. She is beautiful!!

She is beautiful! Congratulations and welcome to the world Aime!!

lots of :hug:

She looks so content and peaceful in that photo :). Glad she arrived safely and that all is well.

tk

Oh my gosh, what a beautiful baby!!!! :D Those rosy cheeks and tiny double chin.. :D She even looks like she has a small smile there! She is a big girl, and how beautiful!

Welcome Amie!!

Congrats Mr and Mrs Turtle!!! :)

Amie's here and she's a knockout..:) Congrats to You and Family.

How is Momma? Very tired I would imagine...Take care and love to you and Amie..:hug:

CONGRATULATIONS! She's beautiful.

It ALMOST makes me want to have another one, but I will resist! :p

My only daughter was also 9.5 pounds, born without pain meds :eek: Now she is almost 15 years old and still givin' me heck! It's still worth it. ;) Just like the day she was born. :In-Lurve:

YOU are a TROOPER! Enjoy.

Congratulations Sue and Welcome to the World Amie!!!!

Awwwww Amie is beautiful. See mom, she wanted to keep baking so she could get the rosy cheeks everyone loves so much!

Welcome to the world little one.

And good job mom! You did it!!

Congratsss!!! Hurray for new babies, she's beautifulll! :)

Welcome little Amie :)

Blessings on your little one!

Bob said "It won't cost 'em so much to raise her--she's half growed."

Hi Amie!! Welcome to Planet Earth and have a long and enjoyable stay!!

Niko:cool:

Congrats! Amie is simply adorable!

The kids love her, Hannah is such a little mama and wants to help in every way. Including the breastfeeding, She hold Amies hands out of the way for me. Robert asked to hold her today and he did for about 5 min. Then he was done and went on playing with his legos.
I am very tired she was up all last night, She was so hungry and wanted to do nothing but eat, I gave in and gave her one oz of a bottle and she went to sleep around 3:30am then Hannah got up to check on Amie at 5am. I am hoping that this will not be repeted again tonight. She is still awake and I am hoping to get a last feeding in around 10 pm then I am going to dive into bed and hopefuly get some sleep.

WOOHOO!!! :trampoline:

What a big girl too!! My "longest" was 21" and I thought she was a big girl! Amie definitely didn't want to come out in a hurry, did she? :p

Congratulations, Turtle. You worked long and hard for this blessing. :hug:

Cherie

Ah, c'mon RW, I think I just ran outta fingers trying to figure out how much you weighed. Just tell us, would ya? :rolleyes: (I never could do those story questions).


Wow, Sue! I guess all that extra time in utero went to her beautiful looks! I'll bet she was the prettiest one in the nursery!

I'd say she's definitely a keeper! Congratulations!

Congratulations Sue, and thank you for letting us know that your gorgeous little Amie has arrived. I hope you get some rest..... I think you're going to need it. :)

She is so cute. Congratulations!

Awwwwww, so sweet. Over 9 lbs., wow. Good thing she came now and not much later! lol

BIG HUGE AUNTIE SANDY HUGS TO AIME!!!! :hug:

My youngest was 10lbs, 10oz, 24 inches long and I had him natural so I feel your pain. Newborn clothes weren't even an option. :hug:

Congratulations:hug: I am so happy for you.

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OH LOOK! SHE'S SO CUTE!!! :D

congrats sue. she's so beautiful.
and in all my 35 yrs of taking care of babies i could probably count on both hands the # of times i've seen a birth length of 22" or more. WOW :eek:

you did some fantastic job of carrying her and giving birth.
enjoy your new little one.

Congratulations! You deserve a medal!

Awww, Sue, she is beatiful!!

Congratulations - you did an awsome job!! Can't wait to see some more pictures of her!!!

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((hugs)) to you both.

Alison

Congrats: Your little angel is here. She is beautiful. All the luck
in the world.



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Jappy :hug:

Congrats! Amie is beautiful! Enjoy!:hug:

YAY!!! Congratulations! So glad she arrived! Hope you are all doing well and you are able to get some rest here and there :hug: {and I'm so glad you were able to go natural, but OUCH, lol....she's a big baby ;) }

She's adorable, and am glad to here she's finally arrived into the world! :hug: :hug:

Look at those CHEEKS!! She's absolutely stunning. Congratulations!

my daughter was 9 lbs 7 oz and 22 1/2 inches long but I had her with meds. My son was natural and he was smaller. My daughter never fit in newborn either, and she was into 6 months old clothes by the time she was 3 months. I called her my little football player!

You'll probably be feeding her a lot more than the little ones. My daughter seemed to eat constantly and I put rice cereal in her night bottle so it would "hold" her longer and I could get some sleep.

Oh enjoy the cuddling! Sleep when you can. :hug:

turt,
i hope this is finding you well and a bit rested.
amie is bound to be a hungry girl.
i'm sure you know that the more she nurses the more you milk supply will come in to satisfy her.

and, the fat content in the milk changes so she also will become more satisfied and sleep better. i learned that babies that suck for more than about 10" get what's called the hindmilk and it's higher in fat content.

well, that's my nursing news for the day.
but i'm sure you know this being your 3rd baby.
so i will shut up.

i hope you're both settling in and getting some sleep.
thinking of you.

She is simply perfect! The waiting was worth every moment. I am so happy for you. You and your husband do good work, eh?

Happy Birthday Amie!