One of my greatest gifts

Jillian Avery Leach is here. Words cannot express what overwhelming emotions have come over Peyton and I since her arrival. I thought I would blog not only to share, but also to document for myself the past few days.



First of all, the night we were to go to the hospital we ate with some of our crew...my mom and Peyton's family. We all talked about other things, but conversation kept going back to what was to happen in just a few hours. Peyton and I decided to go in just us two at 3:30AM and let my mom and his mom come once they got up and ready so they could get a few extra hours rest in...we figured they would need it. So, naturally, I slept MAYBE an hour. How could I? I got up and freshened my toenail polish at 12:30AM because I had a vision of chipped toenail polsh in the stirrups...vanity, vanity.

So Peyton and I rise and head off to the hospital...searching for a door to get in (hospital was locked up tight!) He drops me out and I head on up because I worried about beating the other inductions and having a "good" room! I get up there and the nurse meets me at the window and immediately escorts me to a GOOD room! I was in my hospital gown in the bed doing paperwork and recieving sticks for me IV when Peyton got to me...which was only about 5 minutes! They put me on fluids and monitors but informed me that my pitocin wouldn't start unitl the baby woke up and her heart rate rose. So, my pitocin started at 5AM...Peyton took control of TV and tried to catch some zzz's on the couch. Nurse shift change happened at 7..when we were greeted with our assigned Nurse and Nurse Tech...Ashley and JANSEN! We were so excited to have such wonderful attention and care. My mom and Martha came together shortly after and brought Peyton some breakfast..I recieved....ICE chips! YUMMY:) Dr. Pharr came in about 8:15 to break my water and immediately the fun of real labor came..very painful. I requested to get on the list for epidural. I got it several hours later because of the fastly progressing women and cesareans happening around me. When I did get it - HALLELUJAH! - I was feeling good:) After a few checks they thought I was going to section, but they held out for me...and, after 45 minutes of pushing, Peyton and I, along with our little team welcomed Miss Jillian to the world. WOW! Words can't express the true amazement and the feeling that something GODLY MIRACULOUS just happened when you deliver a child, or at least thats what I felt - and still feel to this day. What an incredible blessing.


She is just perfect in every way.

(PS - thi sblog was started on July 5 - and finished on Feb 1!!!) Are you shocked? Life with a newborn is FABULOUS, but it doesn't allow for much time for extras:)