We all expected Nazarie to come late, which would not have been that great because Russell's family came up four a week about 5 days before her due date. We talked to the doctor about inducing so that Russell's family could see her before they went, but we eventually decided it would be best to just wait for it to happen. Luckily, Russell's family did get to see her before they left.
On Friday night, the 31st, we went out to the sand dunes with Russell's family and he took his guitar and we made a campfire. Jerusha left a little early because she was tired. It was a good thing too, because the next morning at 4 o'clock, Jerusha's water broke, and we rushed to the hospital. She didn't start her contractions until 5 o'clock, but because they induced her, her contractions got worse and worse until at 1:00, when she was a only 2 cm, she had to have the epidural for the pain.
She didn't really have a problem after that, and the next 5 hours went fairly well. At about 6:00 the doctor came in and we had her push. The pushing only lasted maybe 20 minutes and then we heard our little girl for the first time. She came out with a full head of hair and a strong cry. The doctors had her do skin to skin with Jerusha for a little while to get her breathing the way she was supposed to and she was a little jaundice but she has not a problem now.
She is the happiest baby you could hope for and she hardly ever cries, just when she wants something. She sleeps well too. The first night Russell's and Jerusha's moms stayed and cared for the baby. Now, she usually wakes up once a night, sometimes twice, and Russell and Jerusha take turns taking care of her.
She is five weeks old now, and she just gets cuter and more beautiful everyday. She smiles now when was talk to her and our hearts just melt for her. We are so happy to have this little angel in our lives.
Russell is going back to school this week, but most of his classes are in the afternooon, so he will be at home in the mornings. His pretty happy that he gets to sleep in. We are going to bless her this sunday and all the boys from both our families that can are going to stand in the circle.
Well, thats been our life for the past couple months. Also, we moved to a new apartment in Main street station. Its big and bright and sunny. It took a while to feel like home but we love it now. We feel so happy to have Nazarie in our lives. She is such a joy.
