Introducing......

Sophie Claire Dodson

 

The newest addition to our family made her arrival on Tuesday evening, December 17 at 7:40 pm. She weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. & was 20 1/2 inches long.

 

The whole day seemed very surreal - probably because we went through the same experience two years ago. I was induced with both of my girls at the same hospital in December, right before Christmas. Bryan & I even wore the exact same outfit when we checked in! He had on his Longhorn scrubs, just like last time.

I was hoping for a quicker delivery this time around, but instead it lasted about the same length of time - around 11 hours. Long story, but Sophie ended up turning sunny side up & had problems coming down the birth canal. My contractions were regular but she was stuck. Needless to say they had to turn me & make me lay on my side in all sorts of funny looking ways & eventually she turned on her own & I dilated 4 cm's & she slipped right out all on her own - in less than 1 hour. It happened so fast that I literally didn't even have one full push & Bryan almost didn't document the experience because he barely had time to get the camera! Luckily Sophie & I had an easy delivery & we recovered quickly. Of course we got lots of pictures of her big day so I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

 

And this is the wonderful Dr. Boyd - she delivered both of our girls & we absolutely love her!

 

Bryan & I spent most of the day by ourselves but we did have a cheering section waiting for us out in the lobby & they wasted no time coming to meet their new grand baby/great-grand baby!

 

But I'm sure you can guess who was the most excited:

 

 

Big Sister Sadie Kate! She was a little confused at first but as you can tell she quickly warmed up to her little sister & couldn't stop kissing her & pointing out her body parts :)

 

 

Unfortunately our first family picture didn't turn out the greatest. She was a little scared of me in the hospital bed. I don't think she understood why I was hooked up to so many machines & wires & why I couldn't hold her. Poor girl!

 

 

We have already made it home safely & are quickly enjoying life with the newest addition to our family. Stay tuned & continue reading the diary of our life as we make many more memories with Sophie Claire!