Brooke is here!!!

the breeched baby is finally free


all the nurses came in to see her going home outfit

Her going home outfit

her daddy is so proud

Excited to go home

Brooke first flowers from the Hursts!

We are so excited to welcome our new arrival Brooke Marie McSpadden. She was born on Friday June 11th at 10:32 AM. She weighed in at 6 pounds 8 ounces. Her length was originally recorded as 17 inches; but changed to 18 and 1/2 inches once she was checked in the nursery. I think it was hard to measure because her breeched legs kept flying up in the air.
The whole birth experience was great for Keith and I. We had a wonderful team of dr's and nurses at the hospital. The actual suregery only lasted about one hour. They had Brooke out in less than 15 minutes and it was such a relief to hear her cry and know she was okay. My biggest complaint from a pain perspective was getting the IV. I guess my veins are hard to find. It took 5 attempts and 4 nurses/dr's before the IV was successfully in. My arms now look like I'm a serious drug user.
We stayed for three days in the hospital. Keith's parents were able to fly in for the birth. My mom and aunt were also there for Brooke's arrival. We were so blessed to have a lot of visitors in the hospital too. We were released to go home from the hospital on Monday. We dressed Brooke in the CUTEST going home outfit. All the nurses came in our room to see Brooke in her frilly dress and bow.
Today is our third day at home and things are going really well. Brooke is a great eater, sleeper and pooper. She had her first pediatrician appt yesterday and she is already gaining weight, hooray!! I am so thankful to have my mom and Keith helping with Brooke. So far I'm not very sleep deprived. My incision seems to be healing very well and the pain is not too bad. It is a little hard to me to take it easy all day. I am not allowed to drive, lift anything over 10 pounds or use the stairs for another week.
Here are a few pictures from Brooke's first week of life. We have already taken over 300 hundred pictures. Crazy!