I started getting contractions around 1:15 am on Dec. 30th. Finally realized that they were REAL and I should probably wake Brian up. My contractions were different than with Kylie, so even though I was already dilated at a 3 earlier that week I still wasn't sure they were the REAL thing. But by 3:40am I gave Brian the go ahead to call a friend to come over and stay with Kylie so we could get to the hospital and I could find comfort with an EPIDURAL! Once we arrived I was dilated to a 5 and begging the nurses to hurry up so I could feel some relief as the pain was getting to be a bit MUCH! They struggled with finding a vain to put the IV in, and you have to have fluid from the IV for 20-30 min. before they will administer the epidural. So needless to say, I was about ready to show my mean side if they didn't hurry it up! Finally by 6:00 and 4 tries in diff. places they put the IV in and the epidural quickly kicked in, THANK GOODNESS! Unfortunately (or fortunately I suppose)I was already at an 8 when it finally started to work. An hour later I was frantically calling Brian (who once I was okay, snuck out to get a snack) and pushing the button for the nurse because Ella was ready to enter the world. Ella Rose Lamoureaux weighing in at 6 lbs. 14 ounces and 19 inches long arrived at 7:16 am. The shock on our faces when we first saw all the dark hair, was hilarious! But I did have really dark hair when I was born and even though I went through childhood as a dishwasher blond, it is dark now under my highlights so not to worry it really is Brian's!HA That has been the joke lately.
Kylie has been so WONDERFUL and I can't even begin to explain how excited she was and still is. That smile you see in the pictures hasn't left her cute little face and she hasn't wanted to leave the house at all the last few days as she doesn't want to leave her little sister. Every room that Kylie is in she wants Ella to be in. In fact today she was sooo excited to tell me (I had to run an errand) when I got back that Ella cried for her. I guess Ella was crying and Brian put her on Kylie's lap to hold and she quickly stopped crying. That literally made Kylie's YEAR and she has been telling everyone that Ella cries for her.
Although it will take awhile to get some sort of routine and maybe get caught up on some sleep, we are enjoying every minute of it and feel like we are the luckiest parents in the world. Thank you GOD for blessing us with two beautiful girls both inside and out! Thank you to all of our family and dear friends for being so support of through our pregnancy journeys the last year and a half and most importantly for all the prayers.
With Love,
Brian, Lisa, Kylie and Ella
