welcome, sweet baby.

our sweet baby easton finally arrived, six days late, april 13th at 1:35am. he was a healthy 8lbs 5oz and 21inches long. labor was induced and long, and recovery has been slow but steady, i am so thankful for all the help i have had from my mom and jeremy is the BEST dad ever. he is such a sweet spirit and blessing in our lives.

i was so lucky to have been surrounded by family and friends for the week leading up to easton's birth. my mom came into town, then the mcdaniel's came up over the weekend and brought nana. we had such a wonderful time...sadly no baby came. at the doc on monday we decided to induce as baby was getting bigger and we were moving the following weekend (we like to keep it complicated!). i was able to get the last opening in labor & delivery for tuesday morning. that night my dad, challis, and caitlyn came into town to join the party!

waiting for easton

my tummy was about to bust

we began the induction process tuesday april 12th at 5am. a series of 3 gels were inserted every 2 hours, slowly but surely labor began. around 3 o'clock that afternoon my doctor came to assess the situation and decided to break my water. that really got things going. but sadly progress stalled around 8pm, i was exhausted and quickly losing motivation. at this point i knew i just did not have the energy and asked for the epidural. my excellent support team (jer and mom) tried to talk me out of it, knowing that i really wanted a natural birth. after talking about it through a couple of contractions we knew it was the best choice. luckily for me the anesthesiologist was already on the floor and was there within 10min of me making my decision. you see in flagstaff the guy with the pain meds is on call 24hrs but not necessarily in house the entire 24hrs. i was nice and numb by 9pm and they started the pitocin at 10pm, i was "practice" pushing by 12am, the doctor arrived around 1:15am (he also was on the floor already when the nurses called him) and baby e was welcomed to this world by lots of family, wonderful nurses, and a great doc at 1:35am.

tender moment with my mom

it was a very long day, but we received the greatest gift ever! easton is such a blessing and so fun to have in the home. i am so thankful for jeremy's support and coaching through labor, i could not have done it without him. i was blessed to have my family there with me as well, my mom was a huge support to jeremy and i, and was there every step of the way.

proud auntie challis