introducing perry lucille

on monday, august 29, one day after my due day, i was scheduled for induction. 

i had it in my mind that perry would come early but as we neared the 28th, i was clearly 
mistaken. 

so on sunday night we gathered our bags:

 prepared for the day ahead, and tried to go to bed early! 

side note, 
while getting ready for our munchkin's arrival, my mom helped me (she actually did most of it) with a few neat little gifts. 

a couple of months ago, i saw the sweetest idea on fun mama meredith's blog:

we gave these treat bags to our sweet nurses and my doctor. 

they were each filled with pink popcorn and a bottle of water. 

we also had a basket filled with bags of popcorn and water for perry's visitors. 

it was so much fun and was a great way to say thank you to the wonderful people that made sure perry got here safely! 

thank you, meredith, for such a precious idea!

so all you mamas that have been induced know the drill. no food or drink after midnight and come ready to roll at 5:00 am. 

mr. b and i were ready. 
we didn't sleep a wink. so 5:00 am monday morning came around and we were bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to meet our precious one.

little did we know what the day would hold...

we're pretty scared but trying to chill out... things are about to get real. 

perry's arrival was much more dramatic than we could have dreamed! after several weeks of no progression, we knew she was in no hurry to come into the world.


the pitocin was started around 6 and we waited for the show to begin. 
the morning was pretty mellow,  we sat around watching tv and visiting. 
until the contractions got crazy. 
the epidural was slow to arrive and after a few hours, 
i decided to take pain meds while i was waiting. 
big mistake. 
i have never felt so strange in my life - plus i was still in pain.


after 2-3 hours, the epidural arrived.
only to be taken away, unfortunately.


my nurse discovered that when my contractions would peak, perry's heart rate would drop because her little head was getting stuck on my pelvic bone. she told me that if we were unable to fix the problem, we would have to do a c-section. 
so we tried a few different strategies. one of these included turning off the epidural meds so that i could feel to push. 
oh the pain. 
seriously.
apparently, i have a low pain tolerance. really low.
but i was willing to do whatever it took to make sure our little one was delivered in the safest way possible. 
and so after 11 hours of labor  (not too bad, i know there are many who have labored much longer!)
at 4:49 pm
our little girl made her way in to the world. 

7.1 lbs, 19 inches 

she was greeted by the many people that waited patiently on monday
perry meeting her 'chelle' 

perry and her 'gigi'

perry and her aunt rebecca, her aunt kk and her aunt mo

this picture just cracks me up!


thank you for your calls, visits, messages, and prayers for our sweet baby girl. we are so thankful that she arrived here safe and healthy. 
we couldn't feel more blessed by the love and support that we have received over the past 9 months. perry has changed our lives and every moment with her is beyond perfect.