What a day!
It started with Erin in a typical state of denial. Between the hours of 7 and 8am Erin repeatedly told me that she was not having contractions and that she would get over it and that I shouldn’t worry about it..Needless to say she was wrong on all three counts. Unfortunately I had committed to a full day of work on the prior understanding that today would NOT be the day that we had the baby, and I use the term “we ” very loosely. So at 8:25am I drop Erin unceremoniously on the sidewalk outside Pennsylvania Hospital and, feeling like a jerk, drive to work. By the way, have I told you all that I am married to the worlds most incredible woman. She walks calmly in and announces that she thinks she may be having a baby. 2 hours later she is 7cm dilated. Fast forward 6 hours and I finally get out of what I am doing and rush to the hospital, only to be kept waiting until 8:21pm when our perfect addition to the family arrived after 3 sets of 3 pushes, easy-peasy!! A little girl, as predicted, who we have decided to name Caitlin. Other names that we considered were Caylin, Skye and Jessica but when it came down to it Caitlin seems right. We don’t have a second/middle name yet and might just leave it at Caitlin Oosthuizen.
Thanks to Dad who looked after Ella all day, and Mom who held Erin’s hand while I was away and who also cut the umbilical cord after Caitlin arrived. We couldn’t have done this without you. I’d also like to thank our neighbor, John, who looked after Ella for an hour after Erin finally admitted that this might be it and consented to being taken to the hospital.
In summary. Caitlin Oosthuizen was born this evening, Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 8:21pm. She weighed in at 8lb 6oz. I had to leave before her reach was measured but she seems a tad shorter than Ella’s 21 inches.
Here are a few shots taken between 6:30pm & 8:30pm tonight. There will be lots more to follow.
The last picture is of course our little trooper Ella. This was taken an hour and a half after her usual bed time and is the perfect picture of her incredible temperament. You are our superstar baby, your little sister has got big shoes to fill!
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