Last week I went into labor. It was a really slow one I think because I relaxed through the contractions. Thursday about 5 pm they started at 3 minutes apart and stayed that way until she was born Saturday at 12:57 am. Thursday night, thinking that she was ready to come, with the contractions only 3 min apart we called the on call doctor and went into delivery. Although the contractions were steady and getting more powerful they weren't progressing to delivery so the nurses sent me home to get some rest at 1 am...uhhhhgh. When I had my appt in the morning the ob told me to maybe wait a couple hours and go back. well I waited until 9 pm.....after a long day of contractions and hanging out with Heather and Gavin I had had enough and decided to go back in. Liesl was all ready with her overnight at the Perrys. Thanks guys. I had made some progress but still had some work to go. After the doc came in and broke my water dialated only to a 6 it all went out of control and I was exhausted. I still only had about another 30 min to go and delivered her at 12:57 am Saturday April 7, 2012. She was 7 lb 7 oz and 20 inches long, Jean Lily Tierney. I only spent Saturday in the hospital and was released on Easter Sunday in time to go to Easter dinner at Melisa and Scott's. It has been an easy week for us with this little one having done it before and my recovery has been easier. She had her first bath on Sunday the 15th and lost her umbilical cord stump around the same time. I have been using cloth diapers....still waiting for more to come in. She does much better with those than the pampered which give her a red bottom. Liesl is very excited to be a big sister and every chance she gets to hug and kiss on her she is all over it. I am so happy to finally be with both my girls. Thank you to everyone that visited in the hospital!
Since Jeannie was born on Easter Saturday we didn't get a chance to hqve our Easter egg hunt with Liesl and Gavin. This past Sunday we had brunch with Heather and Gavin and went outside to see what the Easter bunny put in the yard for them. The kids were so excited about the egg hunt and to hang out with each other. It was nice to do it when things had settled a little. I am suprised that liesl has taken so well to overnights at Oma's house and with Gavin. My big girl is getting so big and independant. She is also doing awesome in swim class. What a great April.
