Family of four

Life since having Mackenna hasn't changed too dramatically for two reasons: My mom has been here helping around the house and with Bridget, and I forgot how much newborns sleep! So she really hasn't been up much when Bridget is awake. Bridget only has issues sometimes while I am nursing, and will say that she wants to hold her. I try to explain to her that she is eating, but she doesn't get it. Family tummy time

Bridget did NOT want to have her diaper changed and pajamas on, so Josh had her hold Mackenna and that calmed her down right away and got her to hold still!

So far Mackenna only wakes up twice at night and usually goes back down without any fuss! She has been a much better sleeper than Bridget, or maybe it's that I know what I'm doing this time around and I'm not as stressed. It has been a great week and she is a wonderful addition to our family! We all love her so much!

Mackenna Joan

Josh and I arrived at the hospital at 8:00 am to be induced. By 9:30 they had started my pitocin and the waiting began! At 12:30 I wasn't making a lot of progress, so my Dr. wanted to get my water broken. Because my cervix hadn't come down a lot, it would be pretty uncomfortable they broke it before I got my epidural. So I decided to get the epidural, and then have them break my water. The doctors and nurses are great, but for some reason they have a hard time doing epidurals on me! He had to do it a second time, which thankfully didn't hurt as bad as the first time! Josh had his hands on my legs to keep me still and suprisingly his shoulders didn't break from me digging my fingers into them! In labor, this must've been after the epidural

Once my water was broken around 1:30 things started moving faster. By 4:30 I was a 6 and 100% effaced, and the nurse said she would come back to check me around 5:30. Josh went out to get some dinner while I got some last minute rest. The nurse came back and was shocked to find me at a 10! She said "call Josh and tell him to get back here!" She went to call the Dr. and told me not to push, because the babies head was right there. Josh came back by 6, scarfed down his dinner while the Dr. was setting up and was right by side holding my leg and counting. He was an amazing support and coach. At 6:19 she was born with only a few minutes of pushing, a black haired baby was set on my chest and all I could do was laugh!

I could not believe how much hair she had and how dark it was! 6 lbs. 11 oz.

First family picture

Bridget was so excited to see her new sister!

My mom

The next day Josh and I finally decided on a name of Mackenna and Joan which was my grandmas name, who passed away last year. When we came home Friday afternoon, Bridget was still napping. When she woke up, we brought Mackenna into her room and she just started laughing. I think she was really suprised to see her at home! She of course wanted to hold her right away. (don't mind the messy nap hair)

The first night home was pretty rough, but since then she has been an amazing sleeper at night!