Here is the story behind Winnie's birth. We had a ward campout planned for the 22nd up Little Cottonwood Canyon at Tanner Flatts. Jana thought that she was up for camping out and sleeping on the ground. As a precaution and almost a joke, we also brought along our hospital bag in case Jana went into labor. After games and food, we all bedded down at about 10:00 pm. At about 2:30 pm I was awoken by Jana who told me that her contraction were anywhere from 2 to 4 min apart; what should we do? So we loaded our sleeping gear up in the car, told our friends to take down our tent for us, and headed down the canyon to drop Gabe off at one or our only friend's that wasn't camping. We went home, showered, gathered a few extra odds and ends, and headed to the hospital. We got checked into the hospital, walked the halls for a bit, and Jana sat in the Jacuzzi tub. Soon after, Jana's water broke, they called the Dr. on call and she had the baby. Everything went really well. Jana was pretty calm, considering and completed her goal of delivering without an epidural. Nothing like a little clean mountain air and a hard bed to induce labor.
So far I only have the pictures from my cell phone. We had loaned our car to a friend and it wasn't until after the fact that we realized that our camera was in the car. So any pictures that we have of Winnie in her first few hours are from my cell phone. As soon as I get the camera downloaded, I'll post more pictures. I also noticed that it has been about a year since I last posted, what a coincidence. Anyway, enjoy the pictures.
We think she is beautiful and we are so happy she is part of our family. Gabe loves her too. He refers to her as "my baby" which is pretty cute. He is always saying, "don't be sad baby" and "wake up baby; Mom, my baby is waking up." He is still figuring out how to give soft kisses and hugs, but he is trying hard.Stats:
7 lbs 7 oz
20.5 inches long
born at 7:45 am on Saturday July 23rd
