Our littlest girl is now officially part of the Moore family! She arrived on her due date, 2/15/11, at 8:59 am, weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches tall. We thought she might be a Valentine's Day baby, but I didn't start contractions until 1 am on Tuesday. I waited two hours to make sure the contractions were getting closer before we called the hospital. Got checked into the room by 4, got my epidural, and took a little nap. They checked me and said I was at 6 cm at around 7:30. By 8 I felt like I needed to push and I had gone up to 9 already!. They called Dr. Reimnitz and she barely made it in time. In fact they told me I could push if I needed to but not to "really" push because they could already see her head. I think I pushed maybe 4 times and then there she was in my arms. Daddy & Nana were both there helping me push and they make a fantastic team! She got a 10 on her first test. The nurse was shocked because no one gets a 10 on their apgar but she was so red that she nearly glowed! It took us a lot of time to come up with her name. My grandma Emily was a very special woman in my life. She taught me about nature & birds, gardening & fun. She was an awesome grandma. She passed away from pancreatic cancer early last year, after having survived breast cancer many years before. Her mother, my great-grandma Suzy, was from Slovakia and when Emily was born, she tried to tell the lady that her name should be Amelia. Unfortunately her accent was so thick that they didn't hear her right, and Emily was the name that went on the birth certificate. So we gave Amelia the name she should have had. I like how it flows and sounds so pretty. We are calling her Mia for short because Keira has trouble saying Amelia, and it ends up sounding like Ah-Mia. Her middle name comes from J.R.'s side of the family. Marmee's full name is Laurell, and we wanted you to share her name, too. We also have Loretta's and Laurie's and Laura's on both sides of the family who are wonderful women too. Amelia will carry the names of some pretty wonderful women. So far she has been such a good baby. She is fitting into the routine of our life so smoothly! Her current nicknames are Turtle (because of how her mouth looks when she yawns, and how she stretches her little neck up and raise her head. So cute!) and Peanut (because of how little she looks compared to her big sister.) At the hospital, Keira walked around the room and said "My family! Mommy, Daddy, Mia, Keira! My family go home now?" She loves to hold Amelia on her lap and she climbs up next to her bassinet and kisses her head. We'll be playing in another room while she is sleeping, but if she hears Amelia squeak, she jumps up and runs in to check on her. Dad-dad was able to come out to help for two weeks and that has been wonderful. Amelia loves curling up on top of his big belly to fall asleep! Less than two weeks old and already so loved! Welcome home little one! We love you!
