It was a normal day at work, I took the MetroRail down to the Med Center into my office at Texas Childrens Hospital. After a few hours at work, I was feeling a little different and thought I was having 10 min contractions for about 2 hours. The doctor's office closes at noon on Fridays and it was Memorial Day weekend, so I wanted to be sure to find out if anything was going on before their office left for the weekend. Our doctor said to go over to the hospital and check in with Labor/Delivery....seriously?!?! we may be having a baby today!!! I immediately called Brady and told him I had to go to the hospital, but to wait until we found out more info and how far apart my contractions really were before heading up there himself. A friend from work drove me over to our hospital and was totally surprised at how relaxed and calm I was...she was really hoping for the dramatic, crazy action that are portrayed on the movies...sorry, Diana :)
I checked into labor and delivery and they placed me in a room then hooked me up to a monitor to measure my contractions... the nurse then pointed out to me when I was actually having a contraction since I didn't really know what one felt like. She also pointed out that they were 5 min apart and to go ahead and call Brady because we'll be having a baby TODAY! It was so exciting to hear her say our girl was coming!! Brady stopped by our house to grab our bags (thankfully we packed the week before) then headed straight to the hospital. The rest of the day was pretty laid back, we watched movies and hung out in our room as the anticipation grew stronger. My mom and grandma, and Mr/Mrs Noto arrived around 2Pm and they all traded off coming to visit with us in our room. Other family members started arriving too and the waiting room was now full :) The timing was perfect, Jeffrey, Valerie and Paul, and Josh had already planned on coming to Houston for the weekend and were almost up to the hospital to meet their niece.
Before we knew it the nurse was telling us it was time to start and within an hour Peyton Marie was in our arms. It was so smooth; nothing like we had expected, and we are so thankful that our healthy and strong little angel arrived! She is beautiful and perfect in every way! Brady and I could not believe she was actually here in our arms! He then went out to the waiting room to announce that she had arrived...and her name!
The weekend was filled with our loving family and friends coming up to see her and share the excitement with us. Thank you to our family and Arist, Anna, Mr/Mrs. Campbell, Mr. Rando, Blake, Melanie, Paige, Lisa, Robert, Mr/Mrs. May, Mrs. Pope.
Here are some pictures from the hospital that we hope you enjoy:
We came home on Sunday afternoon. The time at the hospital flew by and we were now walking into our home with our newborn! We really enjoyed the next few days getting to know our sweet girl. We found ourselves just staring at her and all her new expressions as time flew by. Thankfully, Brady had the rest of the week off so we soaked up every minute together. Our family and friends continued to come over to our house to meet her.
We are truely blessed with such a wonderful daughter and thank our Lord every day for this incredible joy!! Thank you to all our friends and family who have kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We hope to have an easier site to post her photo's as she grows.
Love you all,
Brady, Angie, & Peyton
