Elizabeth Sophia Hummelman

the best stories should always be written down, and what better story than the birth of a child. Our story starts on friday morning, Angelika was a week overdue and was going to be induced. There was an excitement in the air as we exchanged longing eye glances and little smiles. It was like the morning of a road trip, the hustle bustle to get ready to leave and the knowledge that once we got in that car we would eventually reach an exciting destination, this one being the birth of our baby girl. We were given a room and spent the morning reading and lazing about.

Around 1 pm Contractions started for Angelika, mine didnt start till much later and most of it was centralized and embedded in my left hand. At 2:30 we were in the case room at which point my wife asked kindly for gas, 3 seconds later when it was not there she started demanding something stronger, no morphine was used and she settled into a nice rhythm sucking back gas and crushing my hand simultanously.

The doctor came in and decided to break her water which occured at 6:12 pm. A very controlled Angelika pushed the baby out at 6:18 pm and Elizabeth was born. She was a beautiful baby and a very good baby who slept most the night for us, The nurse came in to grab some paperwork and me and baby slept right through it. We had a great morning and were visited by friends, all female, which made realize that i may have bin the only male to go visit some of our other friends babies in the hospital.

A full 24 hours later we were released from hospital and headed home with our growing family, only to be back at the hospital 2 hours later as Angelika had a prolapsed uterus (google it if you really want to know). After seeing the doctor to make sure it was that and not something worse we finally got home at 11:30. Elizabeth was quiet the entire time we were there she just ate a bunch and slept and looked around and kept quiet, she earned our praise that night for being so cooperative.

We are finally Home !

6 pounds 14 ounces Born at 6:18 pm on January 28.

A facebook status is much easier than a blog entry. mainly because that first line could be my status, this is like doing a homework assignment with a minimum amount of words, you start talking about nothing just to create them.

Baby time is getting pretty close here, the due date is 2 days away and we are wondering if we will be spending are weekend with another tiny baby girl or waiting for her to show up. Our other children are doing well, madison is going through the night without peeing herself and lukie has started his potty training, more pee has landed on the floor then his potty so far but its a start. Madison will get signed up for kindergarten in february and will start in september, this still seems a little weird because i didnt think this time of kids going to school would come so quick. My dad told me to hold on cause he says things will only go faster from here.

Im starting to see why my parents spent 15 years in the same house, and it had to do with us, Madison and Lukas (more madison) are creating friendships and this sense of community is what will keep us here for so long, she knows what streets her friends live on, she loves going to there house and is the first person to pack a bag for a sleepover. For Me and Angelika it is nice having friends all around us, I know that things change and people move but as a kid growing up the same people lived in my alleyway with the same friends, part of me hopes this never changes and everyone stays put and we can all grow together. Hopefully my next blog entry involves a baby.