Well, as you all heard, Evangeline Paiyumsi Freeman was born yesterday, November 5, at 2:50 pm at Timpanogos Regional Hospital in Orem. She was 7 lbs 2 oz, and was 18.5 inches long.
We first went to the hospital on Sunday morning. Amy woke me up around 3:30 am and let me know her contractions were 3-5 min apart, which was a sign that our doctor said could be an indicator of needing to go to the hospital. After arriving at the hospital we were told after about an hour that her contractions weren’t nearly strong enough and we could go home. So we did.
Yesterday morning Amy woke me up at 4 am and let me know that her water broke. We initially planned on having her labor at home in the warm tub for a bit before going to the hospital but that didn’t last too long due to her water being slightly discolored. We got to the hospital around 6:30 and got all checked in. By 12:30 she was at a seven and opted to take something to help take the edge off of her pain (even though it didn’t really have any effect) but still let her feel what was going on. By 2 she was good to push and 50 minutes later Evangeline was here (despite us not knowing her name yet).
All in all everyone has been good. I know some of you have seen pics on facebook, but I figured everyone would want to see!
And for the pics that need to be rotated, just rotate your computer. Or your head. Either one.
Congratulations! She’s adorable! Great job Amy! (Glad to see you’re getting rest, Steve. Get as much as you can now.)
Amy, way to hang in there! Sounds like you were in labor for a long time! : ) You did a beautiful job–looks like everyone is a little exhausted but doing well. Bless you all! We love how native Evangeline looks. Such a pretty little lady!
Beautiful baby! Congrats to you all! Love you!