Introducing Emily Jewel Lund 01.20.10

born at 1:01am
on Jan 20, 2010
20in
6.5#
beautiful, healthy and loved!!




during her hearing test- she passed with flying colors :)


Grandma and Grandpa oohing and aahing.

Emily has had many visitors:
Grandma Susi
April, Phil and Ashley
Greg and Jenelle
Jp and Jessica
Nancy, Mike, Kyle
Grandpa Keko
Jaky

Thanks for all the texts, phone calls, emails and FB messages :)
Thanks Nancy for the YUMMY pot of soup- just perfect!!

The Birth Story....
I hadn't feeling "right" for most of the weekend- super tired and an upset stomach. Sophie was clingy. Katelyn was a snugglebug- love that!
I couldn't sleep well Tues night.
ZAck either.
He ended up on the couch.
Bean woke up at 4:45am.
Zack laid her back down and came to bed.
I couldn't fall back asleep after that.
I went out to the couch.
Bean woke up again at 5:30am.
I put her back down and
went back to the couch.
BEan woke again at 6am.
When I sat up I was like UH OH!! Leakage!
lots of leakage!
Went into her room...
more leakage!
I told her
"Hold on! I need to tell Daddy something."
I went into our room and said
"Zack my water broke!"
he jumped out of bed.
got bean.
i ran to get towels.
i called my mom and caught her on her way to work- great timing!
i called Labor and Delivery.
They told me to take our time- eat, pack, shower, etc.
i put a load of laundry in and got packing.
so not prepared!
looking for boppy cover, pump pieces, bottles....
admitted at 9am
in L+R room by 10am
progressing slowly
watched Wedding Crashers (twice), The Little Mermaid and Up
pitocin started
epidural given at 2cm
progressing slowly like with Bean
napped
had company...
so sad Bean couldn't come to the 2nd floor.
it was hard knowing she was down stairs and i couldn't be with her!
missing her tons!!
making delivery time guesstimations...
those times pass.
Grandmas go out to get a snack.
i ask if i can "push the button"
and get a little more pain relief
b/c i am feeling constant pressure down low.
get checked and i am at 10cm!
Grandmas come back and they think we are kidding.
we get the bed and room ready to welcome the baby.
nurse tells me to push with the next contraction.
it is Go Time! Push!
Wait! Don't push!
Nurse is calling for other nurses and the midwife.
FINALLY everyone is as ready as the baby.
midwife tells me to cough.
what?
so i cough twice and BABY IS HERE!!!
a soft sweet cry!
a teeny tiny beautiful, happy baby.
emotional new parents!
"what is her name" we are asked.
Zack and I look at each other and say
"Emily? Yah Emily."
later we gave her her middle name "jewel"
after my late Grandmother Betty :)




First of MANY photo shoots!
Who do you think she looks like?
lighter skin tone than Bean like Zack.
I think more like me :)
lighter hair than Bean.
small, perfect features!