Best Day Ever Continued.....

Saturday July 23, 2011
Was the Provo Pioneer Day Celebration.
I had entered the pie baking contest.
I was determined not to have a baby until after this contest.
When my doctor offered to induce me early, I told him no thanks, I had a pie contest to enter.
He offered to induce me early enough to be home from the hospital before the contest,
I still declined.

I took first place in the pie contest this year.
I was taking congratulatory photos with the mayor at 12:30 pm.
They asked me when my baby was due,
I told them I couldn't have my baby until I won the pie contest.

How ironic she was born just 5 short hours later:

We got home from the Pioneer Day festivities around 1:00 pm.
We put Luke down for his nap, and my contractions started almost immediately there after.
I then quickly realized this baby was coming fast!

A BIG thank-you to my cousin Natalie for coming
very quickly to take Luke for the afternoon and evening.
We made it to the hospital with about 90 minutes to spare
before our beautiful Clara was born.

She was 7 lbs. 14 oz, and 20 inches long.
She was born with some cute chubby cheeks, just like I had hoped for.

Unfortunately she had to spend the first couple of hours of her life in the NICU.
She decided to poop and swallow it, so she had a hard time breathing.
She had to have help breathing and clearing her lungs and stomach.
It was weird to not have her right away.
I was recovering by myself, while Gilbert spent the time with her in the NICU.

We spent the evening with Clara,
and she was one tired little girl from having such a hard time breathing.

The next day we brought Luke to the hospital to meet his new little sister.
I'm not quite sure what he thinks of her, but he likes to call her "baby."

She has already been quite a peace full baby.
She's a little confused about day vs night,
but hopefully she will figure out that we sleep in the night.

She's already been a great eater too!
We are just hoping for a baby that gains weight and eats well.
Anything will be an improvement over Luke's eating habits!
So far, she has been easier than Luke,
but we LOVE them both the same.

When we came home from the hospital, Luke was happy.
He missed his parents, even though they came home with something extra.

The first night we had Clara home,
Luke wanted to hold her.
What I think is hilarious about this photo,
is who has the binki?