D day

We had to be at the hospital at 5am, and they took me back to surgery around 7. I guess since it was the second c section, I wasn't nervous or scared at all. I was asking the doc about her weekend and taking bets on how much Brynna was going to weigh.
Cameron watched the entire surgery this time, and is pretty dramatic in his retelling of it.
Brynna was born at 7:34. She weighed 8 lbs. 0.4 oz, exactly one pound, down to the oz, less than D'Laney, and a lot less than we all thought she was going to weigh, and she was 20 1/4 inches long.
She looked nothing like D'Laney! That's actually the first thing I said when they showed her to me, it really surprised me. I just knew that they'd look just exactly alike. Brynna looks just like Cameron. His sister said that even the shape of her scull is just like his. Her eyes are a light blue, so maybe they'll stay that color. D'Laney had blue eyes until she was about 6 months old, just long enough for us to think they were going to stay that way, but now they're a hazel/light brown color.
I had my tubes tied (TMI?)
They got Brynna to me pretty quickly in recovery. We tried nursing right away, and it was a little awkward because I couldn't sit up very much, but she latched on like a pro.
The 20 hour pain killer that I got in my spinal block was wonderful, and I felt fantastic for the rest of the day. It can be deceiving though, and I probably did a little too much, and paid for it for the next couple of days.
When Cameron showed D'Laney Brynna for the first time through the nursery glass, she wasn't impressed. In fact, she covered her face and wouldn't look at her. But when she came back to the room later in the afternoon, she was really excited.

Hello strangers!

Miss me? Even if you didn't notice I've been gone for almost a month, I'm going to pretend you did. It helps with my hormonal self-esteem.


We got home from our week in Angelo with our sweet new baby, got some pictures uploaded to Facebook, and then my computer started flashing big red boxes and warning signs at me. We were completely overrun with viruses. But, after a few days with the Geek Squad, we're up and running and I can feel connected to the outside world again! It's really kinda sad how isolated I feel without all of you. I'll try to catch up in the next few days, but I'm not making any promises, I never keep them.







Here's a couple pictures of my three blessings to tide you over.


I just thought this was a cute picture. I'm digging the popped collar, too.





That boy loves his girls!