Carrington Lorraine Smith has arrived! After a fairly short labour (only 3 1/2 hours from my waters being broken to her arrival) we got to meet our precious little girl. Her stats: born at 12:32pm on Friday 1st May, 2009; 8 pound 8 ounces (3.86kgs); 52cms long; 35cm head circumference. With dark hair, deep blue eyes and a 'cuddly' body, Carrington looks just like John did when he was a baby. She is such a good girl and is already into a routine. She feeds well, settles easily and sleeps, well, like a baby.
As you can see from this photo, it was a lot of hard work! I managed to do it all without an epidural, but I had a shot of Morphine 20 minutes before she arrived, which left me feeling very sedated and sleepy. I was able to feed Carrington straight away before having to be wheeled away into surgery. Carrington's shoulders got stuck as I was pushing her out and her heart rate dropped considerably, so they had to just reach in there and grab her out, resulting in a 4th degree tear.
Lachlan loves his new sister. He is so gentle with her and is very curious. He loves to give her kisses, cuddles, hi-5 and knuckles. I hope they always share this special bond.
As you can see from this photo, it was a lot of hard work! I managed to do it all without an epidural, but I had a shot of Morphine 20 minutes before she arrived, which left me feeling very sedated and sleepy. I was able to feed Carrington straight away before having to be wheeled away into surgery. Carrington's shoulders got stuck as I was pushing her out and her heart rate dropped considerably, so they had to just reach in there and grab her out, resulting in a 4th degree tear. 
Lachlan loves his new sister. He is so gentle with her and is very curious. He loves to give her kisses, cuddles, hi-5 and knuckles. I hope they always share this special bond.
5 comments:
Congratulations! Carrington is beautiful! I hope you're healing well Rhiannon, you poor thing! And Lachlan looks like he's already got the whole big brother thing figured out. Lots of love to you all.
We are SO excited for you guys!!! I've been dying to hear details and see photos. Carrington is adorable. Tommy and I love the name! And it's so precious to see her and Lachlan together. I'm so sorry about such a bad tear! That must have been scary when her heart rate was dropping. Hopefully you're starting to heal and feel back to normal soon. We love you guys! Congratulations!
sooo sooooo cute!!!! xxxxx
She just gets cuter every day! By the way you look sexy after delivery, not just cause you have no clothes on....seriously you look pretty though!
Sorry about the belated congratulations, but we get news a little slower now these days. The girl is adorable and little Lachlan has sure grown since i last saw him. Hope all is well and mum is recovered by now!!
Love ya heaps
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