The Nativity

Getting the baby animals ready

The Three Wise Men!

Two silly men!

Two cute men


Three wise men bringing gifts to baby Jesus

Kids

Christmas Day

Baby Liberty!!

Timeline of events

5:00am - Arrive at Hospital
5:38 - Complete paperwork to check in, start IV, get antibiotic for Group B Strep
7:00 - Wait for order from Dr to start pitocin (wondering why we had to come at 5am)
8:15 - Start pitocin
8:30 - Dr Fogiel broke my water, dilated to 2 cm, 50% effaced
10:15 - *Stadol (starting to feel the pain!), another dose of Group B Strep antibiotic
11:35 - Keep the Stadol coming please
12:00 - I felt a lot of pressure, was hoping to be dilated to 8. The nurse checked...4 whopping cm! Just shoot me now
12:40pm - more Stadol
1:40 - 6.5/7 cm...progress...more Stadol
1:50 - Group B strep antibiotic
2:15 - 8cm, get the Doctor, NOW!
2:40 - 2 pushes, Our beautiful baby is born
She weighed in at 6lbs 15oz
She is 18.5 inches long

*Stadol is the medication they can add to the IV for crazy people who do not get an epidural

The things to explore in a hospital room

The baby is here!!!

Welcome Liberty!

---Proud daddy---

brother Jack

Brother Stephen

Sister Christsia

The Polar Express

The kids watching the train arrive

All Aboard!

The conductor punches the tickets, just like the movie

Hot Hot Hot Chocolate

The train took us to the North Pole. Santa came out to greet us

Santa visited the kids

They gave each child a bell. If you "believe", you can hear it ring