The Birth of Reese

As I write this, it is exactly one week ago that I was in my 20th hour of labor. At the 24 hour mark we would find out that the baby was "sunny side-up" or face up which is more difficult to deliver. After several futile attempts at pushing, the doctor felt that the best thing for us would be a Cesarean delivery or C-Section. At the time I was very disappointed, it was not how I envisioned the birth of my first child and I was nervous about the recovery but in hindsight, I'm glad we did it and only wish I had known sooner. I could have had the surgery hours earlier and saved myself and the baby a lot of stress.

So, at 7:37AM on Monday, April 26, 2010, Reese Halacy Sandor was finally born!

Mike held her first after they cleaned and measured her (weight: 7lbs. 12 oz, length: 21inches) He brought her over to see me. My body was shaking from all the anesthesia but I felt myself calm down the minute he put her in my arms.
Reese and I spent the next 4 days in the hospital where they took good care of us. In fact, other than not having a private room, I really have no complaints. We had plenty of visitors eager to meet Reese. My parents slipped very easily into grandparent mode and have by now told everyone in San Diego how wonderful she is.

Now we are home and are working to figure out what the new routine is. Mike and I never get tired of just sitting and looking at Reese while she sleeps, eats or gazes back at us. She is such a good tempered baby we really enjoy being around her and may have to flip a coin to figure out who gets to hold her next.