She is here and she is beautiful! Evelyn was born at 12:55am on Jun 19th. She weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces and was 21 inches long. The journey started on Sunday June 16th when Marci was admitted to Winnie Palmer Hospital to begin induction. Marci was given 4 rounds of misoprostol over two days, and was then given a cervical balloon after she did not progress. The balloon brought her to 4cm and on Tuesday the 18th around 5pm, she was moved to Labor and Delivery to begin administering Pitocin. After 7 hours of labor, she only progressed to 5cm, and after Evelyn’s heart rate dropped for a short period, the decision was made to deliver her via Caesarian.
Seeing our new baby for the first time was probably the most emotional moment of each of our lives, and something we will never forget! I can’t express how proud of Marci I am, and how amazed I am by her strength and courage.
HERE are more pictures of her birthday.