Well here she is!!

[LibbysMommy]

Okay, sorry it took me so long to post this. It's been a very busy and long couple of days (and nights)!! So here's my very quick birth story!! As many of you know, last Saturday, my doctor told me I was 3-4 centimeters dilated. I was instructed to not go back to work. So Monday morning I was laying in bed getting ready for a whole lot of relaxing, when at 7:10 I had my first contraction. It wasn't a Braxton Hicks - it was low in my abdomen and in my back too - ouch!! It lasted about a minute, so it definitely caught my attention right away!! The next one came 10 minutes later. Then another came 10 minutes after that. I called Nate to let him know I kept having these contractions and that I would keep him posted if after an hour I was still having them. Well, I did and I ended up calling his mom (she works right here in town) and I called the hospital. They told me to come in so they could hook me up and check me out. Nate's mom came over to take me to the hospital. As soon as they hooked me up and checked me, they said I wasn't going anywhere because I was between 5 and 6 centimeters dilated. This was at 9:30 am. Nate got there close to 11:00. They gave me my epidural shortly after he got there. At about 12:30 my doctor broke my water. He said that he would be back in a couple of hours to check me. HAHA. So Nate and his mom went a few minutes away to get themselves lunch. About 5 minutes after they left, I felt that need to push. The nurse came in and saw the look on my face and she knew she had to check me. She checked and sure enough I was fully dilated!! Yikes!! They had to get everything set up and I kept looking at the clock to see what time it was and worrying that Nate would not be back in time. As soon as I picked my phone up to call him, he came through the door. About 10 minutes later, they were all set up and ready for me to go. It took 2 pushes and there was sweet baby Claire Olivia. She was born at 1:02pm on November 24. She weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces and was 19.75 inches long. She's perfectly healthy and absolutely beautiful!! She's such a good and content baby too and I'm completely IN LOVE!!! Here are a few pictures - there will be more to come!!

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[pbumbaca]

Laurie, she is just perfectly beautiful! And I adore her name! Congrats to you and welcome to the world Claire Olivia!

[newfiemountiewife]

Awwww she's gorgeous!!! Congrats Laurie!

[wildblueeyez]

Now that sounds like a nice labor and delivery!! Congrats Laurie and welcome Claire!!! she's just beautiful in her soft pink outfit and blankie!!!

[ZaCola3]

Awww Laurie...She is so perfect in everyway...and Libby looks entranced!
Congrats.

[Linz]

she's beautiful!! congrats again!

[cindys732003]

Aw, she is precious Laurie! Congratulations! Glad everything went well with the delivery! That same thing happened with me, they broke my water, and thought it would be a couple of hours, but it was almost immediate LOL! Except they didn't give me an epidural!
Anyways....I love that pic of Libby and Claire....so sweet!

[Teresa]

Congratulations, she's just beautiful!! :) So happy all went well!!

[lovely1m]

Congrats! What a wonderful birth story.

[Darcy Baldwin]

awwww - look at those cheeks?! She's just beautiful, Laurie!

[Paula]

Laurie - she's beautiful and what a story!!

[my4boys]

She is really beautiful..and I love her name too!!! Congrats again.

[LeeAndra]

Congrats!! :)

[rochelle789]

Congratulations, she's beautiful! Having 2 little girls is so much fun! :)

[Chels85]

aww... congrats!

[BrattyMeg]

Congrats Laurie she's beautiful :)

[DogwoodMama]

She's beautiful, congratulations! :)

[Shawna]

She's adorable Laurie! Congrats :)

[ajf9597]

She's beautiful Laurie! Congrats!!

[pewtertm]

She is beautiful!!! Congratulations on your new little blessing!

[amystoffel]

OMG she is gorgeous!!!!!!!! Eeeeee I just wanna reach out and touch her :) Congrats!!!!!!!

[ditzyscrap]

Awww, she's beautiful!! Congrats again!!

[MelindaH]

Congratulations, she's perfect!

[junebug]

she's absolutely beautiful!! congrats!

[MelissaL88]

She's just beautiful, Lauire! I'm so happy to hear it was an easy labory and delivery! Congratulations to your whole family :)

[kresta]

Oh she's precious! And what a great short labor! Love the name (my 3 yr. is a Claire too)! Congrats!!!

[Libby Pritchett]

Laurie! She is GORGEOUS!!!! Congrats!!!

[sjford0419]

Congratulations! She is adorable!! Both of the girls look so cute!!

[kscwgirl]

Congrats again Laurie, she is beautiful!!!

[nikkiARNGwife]

Yay! I figured she had made her grand entrance by now! She's sooo perfect! Congrats on the fast/easy labor too!

[DawnMarch]

she's such a sweet, beautiful, pink baby!! Perfection!

[alansrock]

Love the name and congrats mama!

[SirScrapalot]

Congratulations! She's a cutie!

[lizzyfizzy]

WOW, laurie!! that was a speedy, get in, get her out kind of delivery...gotta love that!! congrats!!!!!!! ahhhh!!!! she is soooo pretty...already looks like her big sissy!! you are truely blessed!! i cannot wait to see more of your little sugar!

[Julie Billingsley]

Oh she is just so pretty!! Congratulations Laurie!!

[Misty Cato]

She's beautiful! Congrats!

[mormishmom]

She is beautiful and precious! Congratulations.

[crecia27]

She is absolutely beautiful! and I love the name! Congrats sweetie!

[Tracie Stroud]

OMG she's beautiful Laurie! Congrats!

[jennpage]

Awww how sweet! Congrats to you!

[CA Dreamer]

Oh, she is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!! What a special time for you and your family!

[schock77]

She is beautiful! Take care of yourself Laurie. :)

[Traci Reed]

She's Goooorgous Laurie!! Congrats!!

[Claudi]

oh, such a cutie laurie! just a wonderful baby!

[SeattleSheri]

Aw, she's beautiful!!! What a sweetheart! Thanks for sharing and congrats!

[nesser1981]

Oh, she's precious!

[Jenn Barrette]

She is so precious! Congrats, and what a beautiful name :)

[Christy Lyle]

Awwww Claire is absolutely adorable!! Congrats to you, Nate and Libby :)

[meems]

Congratulations! She is beautiful! I feel so happy for you and your family :).

[mixedclawzz]

She is so beautiful! Glad to hear everything went well and it sounded like it was pretty easy(as far as labor goes). CONGRATS~

[AllieP]

Aw, she's so cute! Congrats, Laurie! I hope you can get some rest!

[scarletsierra]

Oh yay, yay! She's just gorgeous! Congrats and hugs again to you and yours, sweetie!

[iJenny]

Awwww, Laurie! She's beautiful and Libby looks like such a happy big sis! Congrats!!

[mummytothree]

Aww she is beautiful and if you had not of posted her birth weight I would have sworn she was an 8 or 9 lb baby with those adorable chubby cheeks!!! :wub: Congrats again on a beautiful healthy baby girl!!!!

[suze]

She's beautiful Congrats!! :)

[mrsmbm]

Beautiful baby! Love the pround sibling picture! Congrats!

[tlcaudle]

Congrats!!! She sure is a cutie!!!

[SamaraGugler]

Congratulations!!! SHe's beautiful!

[twentytinytoes]

Awwww look what you made, so precious! Congrats

[scrappurple]

Congradulations! What a special moment ...

[~Julie~]

She is gorgeous!!!! What a percious sibling picture too! Congrats again.

[rach3975]

Aww, she's so cute! I hope you're all doing well and adjusting easily.

[gracielou]

What a beautiful little girl. Congrats!

[scrapperjade]

What a little doll Laurie!!! Congrats to you and your whole family!!

[crystalbella77]

awww!!! She's soooo cute! Congrats Laurie!!!!

[rainydays]

Ahh!! Congrats! She is absolutely precious!!!

[bellbird425]

awww! TFS the pics and birth story, Laurie. Hope she is a good baby and can't wait to see her in LOs :)

[Nonnie917]

Ah, she's beautiful and looks just like her big sister. Congrats! :thumbup:

[Voodoo_Bryn]

Holy crow! What a perfect birth!! I'm so jealous!!! Your girls are gorgeous, congrats!!

[joelsgirl]

Congrats! I'm so excited for you guys!

[NettieB]

Congratulations, Laurie! welcome Claire Olivia!:)

[Juno]

Congratulations! She's gorgeous! :wub:

[Laura_A]

Aww Laurie... she's truly beautiful! Congratulations and good job on a quick delivery. lol

[mlewis]

She is just beautiful!

[LenaGardner]

She is absolutely darling! Congrats again to you mama!!!

[crystalbird]

What a beautiful little girl! Congrats Laurie!

[mrshobbes]

oh my word but look at those CHEEKS!!! She's beautiful, Libby, and I love her name! Congratulations! :thumbup:

[amandabarugh]

Look at those cheeks and that proud sister! She is beautiful!

[Sari]

oh, Laurie, what a doll!! I looove her sweet little chubby cheeks! :wub: Sounds like you had a very quick labor and delivery!

Congrats once again on Claire's arrival. :)

[mrs_jb]

Congrats Laurie! She is just beautiful!!!

[Becca Bonneville]

She is absolutely beautiful! Congrats again!!

[Penny Springmann]

Laurie, she's precious! Congratulations! :)

[sammi]

She is sooo adorably beautiful! Congrats!:)

[Sarah8914]

awww she's beautiful! congrats!