LIttle Emma

Here are some pics of our little one for all to see. Alot are on my facebook page too. Emma came at 2 o'clock this morning after a long labor. Thank goodness for epidurals or I would have never survived. I started having contractions at work on Thursday night, they continued but were inconsistant. We didn't end up going to the hospital till 3 on Friday, I just mainly went hoping to get an epidural so I could sleep, which didn't really happen. She progressed slowly but surely. Towards the end they were going to let her head descend on its own but she started to get naughty and was having decelerations in her heart rate, indicating stress. So the doctor came and delivered her with forceps, which was kind of nice cuz I only had to push for five to ten minutes. Its the craziest thing looking at her and knowing just moments ago she was inside of you. Its crazy carrying for nine months and never knowing what she acctually looks like until the blessed delivery day. But its one of the most amazing feelings in the world to know that she is ours and will be with us forever. She is so cute and we are so lucky everything went so perfect and she has all of her parts, etc. Every birth is seriously a miracle. Emma is eating well and pooping and peeing like we want her to, its funny that that's all she knows how to do besides melt our hearts. :) Thank you to all of the visitors and for the many more to come. Here are some pictures of our little angel:

Right after birth

She got some oxygen. She sounded kind of junky for a while, but they sucked out some amniotic fluid which did the trick.

The proud daddy.

Our little family.

Mommy and daughter (I think she looks more like Chance)

Our nurse taking the temp...

After they cleaned her up a little bit...

Her first bath, she looks like she is enjoying it.

They did her hair so cute! Did I mention all of the hair, definatly a Rasmussen trait.

Getting her footprints done.

Today, she still is adorable. :)