Ella- 1 Week Old

Hi-

I can't believe that Ella is over a week old now! She is doing great! She is a great sleeper and eater. I hope it stays that way. We have her two week appointment on Monday. I can't explain how much I love her. She has changed so much since we've been home. Here are some recent pictures of her.

Baby Ella Has Arrived

Hi Everyone!

Well we are home and very excited to be here. Nothing beats home especially when you are sleeping in a hospital bed. However, our experience at the hospital was AMAZING!! Every single nurse and doctor that we came in contact with was AWESOME!!! I can't complain about anything. They always checked on us and got us anything we wanted.

The Story of her birth:

Tony and I arrived at the hospital at 3:30am on Monday June 14th. I started having contractions at around 1:45am. They were about 5-6 minutes apart. We were in triage for a couple of hours. I had to walk the halls for an hour to get me more dilated. When we checked into our room I was 3cm. At around 7am they broke my water. Contractions started to pick up and when I started to cry I knew it was time to get the epidural. The epidural was great...at one point though it wasn't numbing my left side so I was feeling the contractions. They had to adjust the cath and give me two extra doses. Then it started to work. The last hour was probably the worst because I had a lot of pressure and I was very nauseous. I wanted to push but couldn't because my doctor hadn't arrived yet. FINALLY at 1:45pm I was able to push. My doctor was great, she is a great motivator. I pushed for 15 minutes and Little Ella arrived at 1:58pm. It was the most incredible thing I have ever experienced in my entire life! Tony was AMAZING! He was there every step of the way and calmed me at the end when it got rough. He saw the birth of his daughter and said it was amazing. Both grandma's were there at the time of her birth and were so excited to see her right after.

Since we've been home things have been good, but also different. Ella eats every 2-3 hours so Tony and I set an alarm and wake up to feed and change her. She would probably sleep most of the night if we let her, but she needs to eat. She does have a small case of Jaundice, but nothing serious. This can get taken care of by just feeding her and having her poop all the time :). She is such a sweet little girl. She only cries when she is hungry, has a dirty diaper or is naked. We really love our peditrician. She has helped us with things that we have questions on and has given us a plan thus far for Ella. She says Ella is a perfectly healthy baby. We see her next for Ella's two week appointment. Also Ella is getting an Echo on July 2nd just to make sure everything is good. I have no worries about that.

We just wanted to thank everyone for visiting in the hospital and at home. We have such wonderful friends and family.

Tony and I can't even explain how much we love her!!!

My Last Picutre being pregnant- 40 Weeks

Ella Jean Michaud

DOB: 6/14/10

Time: 1:58pm

Weight: 7lbs 7oz

Length: 19.5 inches

Happy Family :)

It's Time For Her Arrival!!!

Hi Everyone!

Well this little girl is deciding that she doesn't want to enter this world on her own. On Tuesday June 15th I will be induced. Hopefully it will only take that one day for her to come. We have been spending our last few days relaxing and spending time together. In just a few short days there will be 3 of us, which is hard to believe. We can't wait for all of you to finally meet her. We will let you know when she arrives.

Love,
Lauren and Tony

39 Weeks!!! 5 Days left

I know it's been awhile! Well we are down to 5 days people! We can't believe we are going to be parents in 5 days or less...hopefully not more! The anticipation is very high, we feel like this last month has taken FOREVER! I went to the doctor yesterday. I'm 2 cm dialated which is good. I've had some contractions but not many. It's not unusual to have your first baby late so we will see. I have a feeling that she might be coming this weekend...so we will see. There isn't much else to report, we will be sure to let everyone know once she arrives.

Take Care!