Baby Jane's Arrival

Oh dear! Jane is almost 3 months old, so we'd better post her arrival story. In fact, as new parents, we find that this blog thing could be a great way to journal for her, so keep checking back, we are determined to be better if for no other reason than little Jane's sake!

Andrea went into labor on September 2nd at 11:00 pm. There were no signs of labor to speak of so it was a surprise to her when her water broke in the middle of the night! We waited until the following day at 4:00pm to go to the birth center for active labor, but even though mom was fully dilated and pushed for a few hours, Jane was making no progress. So we decided to head to the hospital, which was the longest 10 minute drive Andrea says she has ever experienced. At the hospital, she opted for an epidural and pitocin to get things moving, and tried to push again but baby Jane's heart rate was dropping even though she wasn't, so a C-section seemed to be the only option left. She was born at 12:18pm on September 4th, 7 lbs and 3 ounces, and every bit of perfect. Mom was quite upset that she didn't even get to see Jane until after the newborn procedures but she was still being operated on. Jeff got to hold her after a few minutes and take some photos. We learned a lot about how to care for her in the hospital while Andrea started to recover. Jeff stayed the whole time which was great. Grandma and Grandpa Walker, Erik and Ryan came to visit, as well as our Vlazny family. Went home on Wednesday, three days after she was born. We love having her new little spirit in our home!