July 17th 2009 at 5:13 a.m. we welcomed our daughter Isabelle Katherine Hout into the world. We checked in at 11:00 the night before and after six hours of labor and attempts at the seemingly impossible task of pushing her out, we heard the first cries from our baby girl.
As she was being pushed out, her shoulders were somehow caught and took about a minute longer to come out after her head. This caused her to have a harder time transitioning to breathing and she had to spend a couple of hours in the N.I.C.U. before they let us have her. From my perspective, never having any sisters, never talking much about pregnancy and labor, and having just about as little knowledge on the subject as possible, it was the most amazing (and scary) miracle ever. She weighed in at 8 pounds and 13 oz. and was about 20" long.
Now that we have her in our room we are finding that she is a very hungry baby...She wants to eat about once an hour (which is characteristic of most Houts). Other hobbies include sleeping, crying, and enjoying the occasional bowel movement. We will be here for another night and then we will be able to take her home.
We received beautiful flowers and goodies from friends and family and we want to thank you for your support and love. Come and see her when you can!
5 comments:
Sophie is so excited her name is "Belle." She's absolutely beautiful and we can't wait to see her
congrats guys! Belle really is just that- beautiful! I hope she sleeps lots for you!
Mom, Dad, and Belle are oh so beautiful. I treasure all of you.
Love,
Gammie
I haven't figured out a good name to be called by Belle.
congrats our kids will have the same name :) haha but seriously I am so bummed we missed it but really excited that you had her earlier than later, since I know that is what you were hoping. Can't wait to see you guys (and gals) next week!!
Congratulations, Annie! You look amazing, and Belle is beautiful.
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