On October 13th 2010 we welcomed baby Selah Renee Blanchard into our family! She weighed 5 pounds 10 ounces and was 18 inches long. She is a perfect angel and has the sweetest quiet cry.
We went into the hospital to be induced with Selah at 5:30pm Oct 12th and thankfully I didn't need any pitocin to start my labor, they started the "prep" of induction with a cervadil and lo and behold I ended up in labor less than an hour after they started it. This was really exciting for me since I've been confined to a bed for my past two labors due to having pitocin and needing constant monitoring. Since I ended up going into labor without the need of pitocin, I was free to walk around and labor the way I wanted. It was MUCH easier to deal with the pain not being in bed and my labor, although long, was easier than with Asa and Lillian. Thankfully I didn't need an epidural and I had the amazing support of Lee and my mom and after 25 hours of labor, Selah was born perfectly healthy and with a 9.9 apgar score. Here are a few photos we snapped in the hospital. Enjoy!
Congrats again, guys! She's beautiful. Looks like a perfect mixture of Asa and Lily. Love you!
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