Well I'm a bit late on my weekly post but it seems we decided to take the term

spring head to a whole another level. Little Sophia was born on 3-11-2012 

she was 4 pounds and 4oz and 17.6 inches born at 10.23. Earlier that night 

I stated having what I thought was Braxton hicks so I was counting them and 

started realizing that maybe they were actually contractions hoping they

 weren't we headed to the birth center to find that I was indeed having 

contractions every 3 to 4 minutes at that point and was dilated to 5.

A few tears later the doctor thought it might be a good idea to give 

me so steroids to help the babies lungs and an iv was started and 

they said after 20 minutes I could have an epidural. They then moved 

me to my room where labor progressed very quickly my water broke as 

soon as we got into the room and a few pushes later she was here. 

I went very fast so needless to say I didn't get the steroids or 

epidural. We could barely believe how fast she came she did come 

out crying we were very relieved to see a healthy baby girl.

 It was a good thing we got there when we did we got there

 about 900 pm and I was seen by the Dr about 9:30pm .

She was brought to the nicu and was started on a cpap on 

room air to assist her breathing by the morning she was 

moved to a nasal canella on room air and that was stopped 

the next day. She is gaining weight she was 4 pounds 7 oz 

yesterday and we are just working on her bottle feedings 

and she can go home she is doing really well. 

We feel very lucky yesterday while visting was I

 listening to the baby next door cry I believe this baby only 

weighs 1 pound heard the doctor say that they needed to 

transport the baby to Tacoma general where she could get

 more care my heart sank for the family knowing they have

 been down a long painful road and still more to come and 

was very thankful that she came early but was thankful she 

was healthy. We took Edward to see her the other day he 

seems to like his baby sister he calls her baby sofa and 

when he sees pictures of her he says baby sister and kisses her.