May 7, 2010
I woke up on the couch, since I can't sleep in the bed at all, at 4am and I felt really awake and really determined that today will be the day that I'll get to meet my baby girl....I was right. I went to wake Brad up. I told him that we were going to have Lily today and that I am going for a walk to get her movin....I couldn't wait any longer. When I came back from my walk I laid down on the couch and took an hour nap. When I woke up my contractions were 3 minutes apart and it was go time. Believe it or not, I was very calm. I wanted to take a shower before going to the hospital. I took my time, blow dried my hair, put make up on.....while I was taking my sweet time Brad had packed the car, started it, called my mother and was pacing like a mad man telling me that we needed to get to the hospital. It was adorable. When we got to the hospital I was 5 cm dilated and 75% effaced. I was officially in labor. Now was the hard part. I thought the hard part would be having the baby, I was wrong. They tried to put in my IV and I was so swollen that they had to try 4 times, then they tried to put in my epidural but were unsuccessful the first 7 times. I hurt so bad. The doctor kept telling me that he has never had such a tough time getting an epidural in. It took him 35 minutes before he finally got it in. After that it was heaven. I was so relaxed, I didn't feel contractions or anything, it was great. The bad part was that when they declared me in labor at 6am, I was no longer aloud to eat anything. I was starving. They gave me crushed ice with some sort of Italian ice syrup on it. I ate three cups still starving. My hunger pains were so intense. It hit 5:30pm and sure enough I started to feel pressure. I wanted this moment to happen for so long now and it was finally here. Now I get to see what I'm made of.....see if I can do this. Brad was incredible. He was such a good coach. Watching my contractions telling me when to push, telling me that I'm doing a great job, telling me how beautiful I look......He made me feel so strong. I felt like I could do anything. I was pushing and she wouldn't come out. I was only 9 cm dilated but 100% effaced so the doctor said that she could push my cervix to create more room. She couldn't move it so they said they wanted to do a c-section. Everyone was moving around the room really fast and I got really scared. Brad looked at me and told me that I could do it on the next push and that I needed to calm down. I pushed again and her head came out. I pushed for a little under an hour and there she was. Words can't describe how I felt when my doctor put her on my chest. She was so beautiful, perfect in every way.....Oh my God......I'm a Mom......we made her. I've never felt so many emotions at one time. I've never been so in love with anything my entire life. I am so happy.
Welcome to the world baby girl.
Lily Anne Tesch
7 pounds 14 ounces
Almost 22 inches long.
When we got home I was very emotional because it was the first time we were walking into our home with our baby girl and because I was sooooo tired. My brother in law Brian was mowing the lawn, my mother in law had made lunch, and my sister in law Jenn was cleaning the house. I had no worries, I could just go to bed and relax. When I woke up my parents came over to visit and help out. After my nap I felt so much better and I was ready to take on the challenge of having a newborn.....very scary, but I was so ready. 
The best Mother's Day Gift ever!
Grandmom and Poppy came by to visit you a few times to bring us by things that we needed and see your little face. They couldn't get enough of you. 
All I could do was cry. I picked her up and put her on the bed with me. Hi Lily Girl....I'm your mommy......She looked at me and smiled. Here's the face she gave me. 
Grandpa Barry and Grandma Debbie
Uncle Marc blessed our family with a prayer. 
This is your cousin Grace. She snuck into the hospital room to meet you. They told the hospital staff she was 13. Ha Ha Ha. She can't wait to babysit you. 
This is your Aunt Jenny. 
This is your dad's best friend Eric....You can call him Uncle Eric. 
