She's Here!

Here is a little news from the Mouritsens. Erin was scheduled to be induced Monday November 15th, felt pretty awful all day Friday. After tossing in bed for two hours Friday night she finally moved to the couch around 11 PM. That was when she admitted that she had been having contractions…. Not to worry she had a good book and they were not that painful or close together. Around 2 A.M. she decided that five minutes apart for an hour was good enough to wake Jason (who happened to be mad that she did not wake him sooner to time them). He paged the Dr. who said to go to the hospital. Unfortunately Erin was hardly dilated and the nurse wanted to send her home after awhile. Right then her Dr. called the nurse and told her to start the pitocin. Wow! was Erin grateful not to be sent home still having contractions! Well the night wore on as did the morning. Erin was determined not to get an epidural… until her water broke and the real contraction started. After the epidural she fell asleep and got some much needed rest (she had not been sleeping much for about a week). The Dr. kept popping in and out between C-sections and other deliveries. Finally it was Erin’s turn. The nurse was getting everything ready when the Dr. came in saying that there was an emergency C-section that needed to be done. Bless the nurse’s heart she refused to let the Dr. leave until the baby was out! Not much later Leonie Ruby Mouritsen was born Saturday November 12th , 2010 at 3:12 P.M. She was 7 lbs. 8oz 20 inches long. The Dr immediately tossed her up on Erin and after crying for about three minutes she just stared into the faces of her proud parents. Jason quickly text Grandma Wilson as she was just about to leave Las Vegas to tell her Leonie had arrived!
After awhile they took away the baby (and Jason) to get her cleaned up and wheeled Erin into recovery where she hoped to sleep for a little while. No such luck! From that time on there were so many hospital staff coming in and out of her room that she pleaded with her Dr to let her leave early. When told the reason he agreed and The Mouritsens have been enjoying a little peace and quiet, plus a lot of help from Grandma at home. Leonie is a very good baby who can cry when necessary, but would rather not. She is very strong and from the first day home insisted in holding up her own head to look around and in doing leg lifts. She has tighter abs than a lot of adults I know!
After the Dr. appointment Friday, she weighs 7lbs 5 oz and is healthy and beautiful! Jason and Erin are ecstatic to have an addition to their family and are enjoying this new adventure! Although Erin is not sure how she will survive without Grandma….