It's about time I update the baby blog with the birth of our baby! I guess it just slipped my mind but then again it is a bit preoccupied at the moment.

Rori Lyn was born May 6th, 2010 at 7:44pm. She weighed 8lbs 5oz and was 20 1/2 inches long. I was in labor about 13 hours but the actual pushing was only about an hour and a half; the rest of the time I was pretty relaxed with my epidural. Mom thought it was hilarious that I was just lounging watching TV while I was in labor.
Rori is the most precious baby even if I am biased. See for yourself:Russ got to spend Friday thru Monday at home enjoying his new family and then had to work in Tulsa the rest of the week. Rori and I did some major bonding but really missed Russ. She is good tempered and (knock on wood) doesn't keep us up all night.

Here she is with her daddy and Grandparents Temple:
We just took this picture today (9 days old):

After her first bath.

So tomorrow is the big day. Starting to get nervous but excited to get back to 'normal' physically anyway. I can't wait to see her. We're both so excited. I'll post pictures as soon as possible!

We are scheduled to induce this Thursday the 6th!
I went to the doctor today and I haven't made any more progress but I am dilated to 4cm and she seems to think I am ready physically just need that extra push. I'm starting to feel comfortable opening some of the packages of diapers and wipes etc. and finishing up all the last minute details around the house. Luckily I will be finished with finals tomorrow and am officially on maternity leave from work so I will have time to get everything done in the next few days. We are so excited!

Went to the hospital yesterday morning for what now appears to be false labor. They thought we'd still have her within the next couple of days or 24 hours however I am not feeling labor pains of any sort now. So we wait and I rest and hope she comes soon. I will go back to the doctor on Monday if she doesn't come over the weekend and we will schedule to induce. I really wish she would come on her own though.

8lbs? 8lbs! Went to the doctor again today and yes, you guessed it, Rori is 8lbs! She said that I am now dilated to 3cm and she has definitely dropped. Neither I nor the doc think I will make it til next Monday which is my next appointment but if I do we will schedule an induction date then. Let's hope we see her soon!

I've had three doctor's visits since the last time I posted. I am going weekly now, every Monday. At the first appointment I wasn't dilated. At the second appointment I was dilated to 2cm and this past Monday was at 2.5 cm. Rori seems to be dropping a little but not much however it is good that I am at least dilating and showing some progress towards labor. I am getting very anxious with anticipation as is Russ. I am surprised that Russ is so ready as I originally thought it might be overwhelming for him. He is very supportive and ready! The doctor was not able to give me an estimate for delivery thinking it could be from a couple of days up until the due date so we are trying not to get too anxious as it only makes the wait longer. It's hard though. We have decided that if she doesn't come before we will induce on her due date. For health and safety we don't want her to get too large and have any labor complications that can happen if a baby is over due. That means Rori will be here May 10th at the latest!