Sierra Noelle Baumgartner

Sierra Noelle Baumgartner Born February 18th 2010 at 6:03 am, weighing 8lb 11oz 21 1/2 inches long. She came one day before her due date. This was deffinatley not the labor experience I was expecting. We went in around 9:00pm the 17th to be induced, and around 10:30 they induced me, and around midnight a nurse came in and told me I need to start walking around to help the contractions start so I did, I walked for maybe 10 minutes with Patrik up and down the halls and then I needed to be back in my room because my contractions were getting pretty bad. Around 4:00am they gave me a shot to numb the pain a little then they gave me my epidural around 4:30, so i tryed to sleep then around 5:30am they came in to check me and told me and told me I was at a nine, but my body told me I was at a ten because I started pushing, thats when I realized that my epidural wasn't working. I remember I yelled at everyone in the delivery room except my husband and I remember screaming that we were not going to have any more kids, everyone laughed and cryed because they were all laughing at me. The nurses told me to control my breathing over and over so I yelled at them over and over, later Patrick told me that my doctor told everyone that I am usually a pleasant person, I didn't hear him say this, which was probably a good thing. fineally I made the nurses bring me in a mirror because I told them they were lying to me about how good I was doing and how she was almost here. then what felt like 3 hours later which was only 24 minutes later came our little girl, 8lb 11oz, she was perfect. they put her on my belly, I said hi to her and thanked her for coming out of me and Patrick cut the cord and then they took her to clean her off and then I was out, I fell asleep so fast. Belle got to meet her little sister and she didn't know what to think, but now she can't get enough of her. She wants to hold her all the time and hugs on her and gives kisses. My baby Belle isn't a baby any more, she is our big girl.

Belle is growing up too fast

Well Our little Belle isn't so little any more, she is talking more and more everyday. She is 18 months now and is about to become a big sister any day now. Belle has Mom and Dad wrapped around her little finger. She sleeps in her big girl bed and she is really smart. She learns more and more sign language every day. She know a little over 20 signs and she know how to say about 7 or 8 words out loud. Belle is a busy busy girl, which is why we can't wait for spring so we can take her to the park so she can run around and release some of that energy. Belle gives good kisses, she use to give open mouth kisses but she has learned to make the lip smacking noise when she kisses now. Belle is going to be a great big sister, she kisses mamma's belly everyday, and she carrys her babies around the house and gives them kisses all the time. We are just a little scared she is going to want to play with her little sister as rough as she does with her baby dolls, she likes to poke at their eyes (Mom and Dads eyes too). Belle loves that right now Daddy has almost as much energy as her, she gets to be thrown in the air over and over and her laugh is the best. She is such a cuddle bug too. She will come up to you where ever you are sitting and turn her back to you and lift her arms up for you to pick her up. She likes to dress up as well. She will go into dads closet and get his ties and put them around her neck, then grab her necklaces and bracelets and put them on, grab a purse or two and come out with her cell phone and talk talk talk, we never know what she is saying, but she looks like a big girl when she has that phone of hers. Belle just learned that when we ask her to smile she doesn't squint or blink her eyes anymore she actually smiles. We are such proud parents, we can only hope all of our kids are as well behaved as her. She may be small but she has a big personality. Our next blog post will have big sister and little sister. Wish us luck and pray for us. We will let everyone know as soon as she gets here. But until then we will let Belle have all of our attention and be the only child for a few more days.