Welcome Kiera Grace Miller!

Kiera Grace Miller made her entrance into this world on September 19th at 5:42 a.m. Her labor/delivery was the easiest of all 3 by far. I wanted to be sure we made it in time for the epidural after delivering Gabe without one. I knew that she was likely on her way by midnight, but waited for the contractions to get closer and stronger. I had a few 10 minutes apart then they were suddenly 5 minutes apart. A few contractions later and they were 3 minutes apart! We started calling our friends to watch the boys, but it was 2:00 a.m. by this point and they were asleep. After about 4 attempts and a debate about who else we could call, they returned our calls and headed over.

We arrived at the hospital and I was 5-6 cm dilated which is the perfect time to get an epidural. They had me hooked up and epidural in place in less than an hour. I believe the anesthesiologist got the dosage just right because I didn't feel pain (just some pressure) and was able to push way more effectively than I could with Luke. The nurse came to check me a little after 5 a.m. and surprise - I was already fully dilated and ready to push. The doctor arrived just a few minutes later to break my water and a few pushes later Kiera Grace emerged.

I had guessed that she would weight 7lb 11oz just like her brother, Gabe (that's also the address we just moved to 711) and surprisingly that's exactly what she weighed! Her birth was so quick that it seems surreal. Kiera was born with dark eyes that changed to totally brown within a couple of days. She also had a full head of black hair. Maybe she'll end up looking like her daddy. We think that she looks different than both boys. She has a small head like Gabe did and her mouth looks a little like Luke's at that age.

Aside from the uncomfortable beds and projectile spit up from Kiera, things went smoothly at the hospital and we were home the next day.