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I've been pming her and haven't heard back in about a week. I'm hoping everything is ok!
I hope everything's ok too! When she got quiet i thought maybe she had the baby
I know that I had to stay in the hospital for three days, so if she had the baby maybe she doesn't have internet access? I was also EXHAUSTED my first couple days, so I'm sending some Hive Love her way hoping that everything is going ok!
I too hope everything is OK! I am sending some Hive Love her way too!
I know personally I am not really updated on technology for blogging/posting, etc, so hopefully that may be it - just not having internet access and/or phone internet access and just sheer exhaustion. Sending good vibes her way!
I've heard from her personally and hope she is able to post soon :)
I'm here! Sorry, hive, it's been a while. 
No need to be worried, though; I've just been enjoying life as a new mom!
Adelaide (that's right, team green turned team pink!) arrived on June 8th at 8:31 pm. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19" long. And we were afraid she was going to be a tiny baby, lol.
I kinda disappeared about 3 weeks ago without saying much because I was really frustrated. At 37 weeks, I started experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions for the first time, and I thought I was going into labor no less than 5 times. It was so frustrating to start contractions, see them getting closer together, and then suddenly fizzle out. I just wanted Addie out, and I felt like I was never going to have her! I resigned myself to carrying this baby for another 30 years. :) That, combined with working 50 hours a week and trying to get everything ready for the baby's big arrival, I just didn't want to talk to anyone. Sorry hive; I kinda went incognito at that time.
Then, on June 8th (at 39 weeks), I started up contractions at about 7:00 am. I could feel them getting stronger, but I was trying not to get my hopes up because I thought it was false labor again. Surprise, surprise, I was driving back to work after picking up lunch and my water broke! I felt three little gushes, and all of sudden my contractions got a little stronger. I hurried back to work and called my husband to come pick me up. By the time we got to the hospital, it was about 12:30 pm and I was having contractions every 5 minutes. They were pretty manageable at that time, and when the nurse checked, I was 3 centimeters dilated. Pretty quickly, though, my contractions started coming every 2 minutes, and they got REALLY strong. After only an hour of being at the hospital, I dilated another centimeter and a half and my water broke again! Apparently, the bag of waters can reseal itself; mine actually broke three times during labor, which I didn't even know could happen.
My contractions were coming really fast and were super intense. I was throwing up a lot, and I felt so weak, I could barely get through one contraction at a time, so I decided to get an epidural. At the time I felt like a wuss that I had only made it to 4.5 centimeters before needing pain meds, especially after all of my preparation for a med free birth. Now, though, I feel a lot better about my decision. After I got the epidural, I slept until I was about 9 centimeters dilated. I really needed the epidural to get through, I think, because the contractions were so hard and fast and exhausting. All in all, I woke up at about 7:00 pm, 9 centimeters dilated, and I felt much more full of energy to push. I was complete at 8:00 pm, and only pushed for half an hour until Addie came out. It was so incredible, and my husband and I were both crying; we were so overwhelmed by what had just happened.
The last (almost) two weeks have been absolutely amazing! Addie is so sweet and wonderful; I can't imagine loving anyone more than I love her. We've had a couple rough moments, but overall, she is so easy to take care of. The hardest part for me is that I never want to do anything but hold her and cuddle her all day long. 
I think, if the worst that happens during my day is that I have to put her down for a couple minutes, I'm pretty darn lucky.
Below are a couple pictures of Adelaide; I'd be happy to talk more about being a new mom and about my labor, if anyone has any questions. Addie's birth was seriously one of the best days of my life, and (even though I don't want to bore everyone with my gushing), I could talk about her for hours. Thanks all for your patience and concern! You guys are the best!
Did you try uploading with the little link of the polariod with the tree at the top of the text box?
Wow, nice work, MissAsB. Apparently there are new features since I was last on!
Ohmigosh @Mrs. Spring! Congratulations-- she is amazingly beautiful!! :)
She is so beautiful!!! Just perfect :) I know what you mean about spending every waking minute with her. I don't want to miss a single smile or action!!!
Don't feel bad about the epidural... that's why they were invented. It was seriously such a relief and made me know I could get through the rest. The most important effects were psychological for me.
Addie and Ceci were so close in weight and identical length ;)
She is adorable, Mrs. Spring. I'm encouraged to hear how you just want to cuddle her all day long. Also, never knew about water bag breaking multiple times.
Thanks for the update Mrs Spring! so happy to hear you are doing well and your daughter is beautiful . thanks for sharing and congrats !!!
Congrats! She's so gorgeous! I'm glad you're all doing well!
Thanks, guys! We're already just head over heels for her. :)
And DG, I can't wait to discover all the ways little Addie and Cece are similar. I have a feeling they have a lot in common!
Congratulations! She's beautiful! I'm so glad to hear everything is well. Enjoy your time with her! It sounds wonderful!
Congratulations Mrs Spring! She is so incredibly beautiful! So happy for you!
Congratulations! She is so angelic. Welcome to Team Pink, LOL! Love your story, isn't it always true that life happens just when we don't plan for it? Love your pictures!!
She looks so precious, Mrs. Spring! CONGRATULATIONS on her birth!!
Oh my goodness, she's absolutely lovely and perfect! Congratulations! I love the name Adelaide (my neice is an Adelia)!
Congratulations!! She's just beautiful! So glad your labor was relatively "easy" and everything went well. She's a cutie!
She's so beautiful! Congratulations! This just makes me so much more anxious to meet my baby girl!
For some reason I can't see the pictures of your little Addie, but congratulations Mrs Spring!! So gald to hear that everything went so well and that you are enjoying every minute!
Glad to hear everything worked out wonderfully for you and your new family! Miss Addie is just so precious!
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I realized she hasn't been on in a while. If anyone speaks to her outside WB, please send her some hive hugs and let her know we are thinking of her. Her due date is here, isn't it?