She's Here!!
Olivia Diane Wichern joined us Tuesday morning at 7:24. She was 8 lbs and 20 inches long and came with a surprising head of dark hair.
We weren't sure she was going to come on her own but contractions started Monday morning at 5 am and continued all day and night. I didn't want to wake Don up in the middle of the night if it wasn't the real thing so I held on until contractions were painful enough that I was going to the hospital to get an epidural whether I was in labor or not. We arrived at the hospital at 4:30. By then I was at 7 and the contractions were 2.5 to 3 minutes apart. The staff was great and I got the epidural between contractions and was happily numb before I needed to push. We called my mom who was able to make it to the hospital for the delivery and all went well.
Olivia seems healthy in every way. She eats well, has good coloring, and is surprisingly mellow compared to her older brother. Xander (for now) is intrigued by his little sister and excited to have a playmate. He asked her if she could walk and talk...he's going to have to be patient for his new playmate to grow up.
Sarah!!!!!!!!! She is BEAUTIFUL!!!! I'm so excited for you guys!!!!! I'm coming to Utah on Wednesday and will be there for about two weeks!!! I'll have to call and see if and when you are up for visitors!!! Congratulations to you guys!!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Sarah and Don! Too bad our vacation wasn't a little longer so we could see the births of our new niece and nephew. We had a great time together. Take that back. It's too bad that I wasn't there a little longer, but Anna was happy to see Olivia before she left for the humid south.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Sarah! I heard through our ward RS and I thought I better send a congrats. Wish you the best recovery. :)
ReplyDeleteJill
Yeah so I didn't know you had a blog or that you were prego so I'm glad you sent out an email. Congrats on Olivia. She is darling. We live in San Diego now so once you're recovered, feel free to plan a vacation this way. I hope all is well.
ReplyDeleteYeah! So cute. It's hard to think of a Wichern with dark hair and eyes, but they could always lighten up. We are so excited for you guys. Hopefully we will be able to meet her soon!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Despite my worst fears I am loving having two. She's adorable :)
ReplyDeleteWow, congrats on a beautiful healthy girl! Xander looks so grown up too.
ReplyDeleteIt was so nice seeing your family and (especially) Olivia while I was in Utah. She is beautiful, and a welcomed addition to the family.
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS Sarah (& Don @ Xander)! We were in Boise this last weekend, but I saw your email. What a beautiful baby girl! Can't wait to see you. Let's do a BBQ sometime this summer...
ReplyDeleteBig congratulations from Germany, Sarah and Don!
ReplyDeleteOlivia looks so beautiful, and Xander, too, of course. I hope we can plan a trip to the US soon and see you.
Lots of love!
She is so beautiful! So happy for you, what a cute little family!
ReplyDelete