Audrey's Story Chapter 4: For unto us, our child is born, 12 days before Christmas

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At 2:00 in the morning Dr. Wilkes walked into the room... I distinctly remember him asking everyone in the room, what time do we think she'll be here...

 You can tell in this picture around 2:27 we knew she'd be coming.... After the first push, I heard "she has a LOT of hair!" and that was followed by the second push when I remember Dr. Wilkes saying: "Capri, stop pushing she's coming out on her own"
My husband looks grossly disappointed in this picture, but it was after my first push
On a crisp winter morning at 2:39 AM;
Audrey Kaydence Thomas 
took her first breath and opened her blue eyes
weighing in at 6 pounds and 11 ounces and 19 long inches.

Smitten by her arrival, after Drew and I took turns kissing her and hugging her for the first time, I distinctly remember staring at her for what seemed to be hours. I was amazed by a lot of things, the fact that I had given birth within 7 hours... The fact she was white, that's an authentic and hoenst truthful thought. The fact she has blonde hair, not kind of light hair, curly and light but almost dirty blonde, like a babydoll... 


When she opened her eyes, I was told I was crazy because I said "Her eyes are blue" and no one believed me... but they were, and I was in love with her. Nursing came easier than I assumed it would... no joke... she came to latch and nurse and though it hurt beyond measure, She never cried after nursing I knew she was getting enough. 
Mimi, Audrey, & DaDa
Papi and Audrey


The second I got my hands back on her, was anxious to change her clothes, I wanted her in a cute monogrammed shirt, and a kickee pants bamboo hat Drew and I'd fallen in love with months before her arrival and her Vera Bradley Blanket. 

Mimi & Audrey!
 It was a busy but long morning to say the least, it was time for us to rest finally before everyone came by to visit later that day and celebrate her life. The dust had settled and in that quiet room 235, as did the entire Labor and Delivery floor since we were the only ones in a room, I remember it being blissfully peaceful. 

and just like that, we became the Thomas party of 3
 




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