Precious baby Livia Kate...Welcome Home

Early morning April 11th, 2010...7:00 a.m to be exact, I had just been admitted to the hospital and my nurse asked why I had in earrings and was wearing lip gloss...you look like you were going somewhere she said.  Well, my labor had actually started about 24 hours prior, at first mild contractions then progressed and intensified as the day went on.  Zach had been out of town and was coming home that afternoon, and my sweet sister had taken pity on me and said she wanted to take the kids for me Saturday night when Zach got back.  Being in denial that I was actually in labor because I wasn't due for two more weeks, Zach and I headed out on our date...for the record I don't think for two seconds he thought I was actually in labor.  We headed out to dinner and then off to a movie, while in the movie the denial turned to fear of "what if my water breaks in the movie theater."  Well, we made it through the movie, at least Zach did, I spent my time going in and out, when we returned home I asked my sister if she might want to stay the night...just in case.  So at this point it was around midnight and the three of  us Zach, Melinda and myself decided we better get some names for the baby in the running...we were clearly still undecided.  After we got our finalists, it was around 1'oclock and I really started to feel the pain, but knew my contractions still weren't close enough to head to the hospital, so I tried to sleep...obviously couldn't, so when I wasn't reeling in pain, I got up and got ready and eventually lost it on my husband because I couldn' t handle the pain anymore...the contractions we less than 10 minutes apart, but the hospital had reassured us they needed to be 5 minutes apart or they might have to send us away!  Well guess what...I could take it no more, honey get in the car and get me to the FREAKING hospital...game over...I'm done...24 hours of contractions and I think I deserve my epidural.  Needless to say, I'm pretty sure this picture came after the epidural! Ahhhhh...sweet relief! 

Baby Livia Kate Dimick arrived at 10:30 a.m, 7lbs.12oz., all two pushes were a breeze...at one point I was being yelled at not to push...little peanut wanted out!

Her sweet Grandma Burr and Grandma Johnsen waiting with open arms.

I'm always incoherent at this stage of the game when the baby is being checked out...I get those violent shakes, and can barely hold my sweet babies.

After I pull myself together, I always love those peaceful few days in the hospital when you just get to be still with your baby...that is until the siblings descend!  They couldn't have loved her more, and she really felt like she completed our family...I couldn't have felt luckier at that moment.

Our precious baby Livia...completely being swallowed by her coming home outfit...love her!