Wednesday, May 19

Well, That Was Quick!

I had no idea when I posted yesterday morning that I would be having my baby that same day!
Introducing Kaitlyn
Born May 18 at 11:24 PM
7 lbs 14 oz
20 inches long

Beautiful, adorable, perfect.

Labor was quick, and I did it without an epidural. I am woman, hear me roar! I'll post the birth story soon, after I have more than one hour of sleep behind me.

60 people wanted to leave a comment:

Christie // lemon squeezy home said...

Yea!!!! Congrats Erin! I am proud of you. She is adorable! I'm excited to hear the birth story! Are you home already?

Britt said...

Woo Hoo!! She's beautiful!

easternsparkle said...

Awww - congratulations Erin!! Here's to sleep!

Becca said...

Congratulations! She's beautiful and I'm so impressed with the whole no epidural thing! You are my new hero!

Kristina P. said...

She is perfect, Erin!

Tracey said...

Congratulations!! She's so sweet :) I can't wait to hear about your birth. WAY TO GO WOMAN!

Sabrina said...

WOAH!!! That was quick!!
Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you! Kaitlynn is beautiful just like her mommy! Best wishes!

Me (aka Danielle) said...

RAWWRR! You go girl!

She's adorable! Congratulations! I'm proud of you for facing your fears and making it through!

LisAway said...

Erin! I am so happy for you! When I saw your status update on facebook I seriously had that excited fluttering in my stomach for you. I am so so happy it went so well (or at least short) and that you did it naturally! Congratulations. Enjoy these precious moments of quiet with your baby! Hope you are feeling well and that sweet baby, too. Can't wait for the full story.

Jason, Alyson, Kaci, Brynley & Ashlynn said...

So happy for you guys! She is just beautiful, and I love her name! You are so brave...glad your labor was quick and easy! Can't wait to see more pictures of your sweet baby girl! CONGRATS!

S said...

Hooray! I'm so happy for you--and so impressed. Can't wait to hear more--and see more pics of your darling little Kaitlynn!

Unknown said...

congratulations!

I love her name, She is a beautiful baby girl! I love the hair!
Can't wait till we see a picture with her eyes open!

I am happy it all went well!!

congratulations to daddy and brothers also!

Kallie said...

wow! good job. i too, posted a pic (taken by avery) of me at 38 weeks on the morning i delivered (which was that night around 11:00). do-do-do-do -- coincidence? probably. :)

Cluttered Brain said...

AWWWW.
So precious.
Without an epidural?
Wow, you really do ROCK!!!!


Look forward to hearing more after you get your deserved sleep. I hope that baby girl is a good and lets you sleep...:)))
Not to mention your other superheroes you have running around. :)

Jessica said...

Congratulations!! On both the beautiful baby and going all natural. She looks so much like you! I hope everyone is doing well.

Nancy said...

look at those lovely long fingers. Such kissable hands!!! Congratulations! I hear you heal faster w/o the epi, let us know!

Juannaelmi said...

Erin!!! Congrats! She is so beautiful and you did it!!! I am so excited to hear the story.

Jilly Bean said...

Wahoo! Congratulations! She looks like Christian. I can't wait to hear your birth story. Rest up!

Karen Mello Burton said...

Congrats!! She is a beauty!

Renshaw Family said...

Congrats! Can't wait to hear more details and see more pictures.

Cajoh said...

Congratulations! Can't wait to hear how things went. Meanwhile, get your rest.

Reeders said...

Congrats Erin! She is Beautiful!!

Katie said...

She is absolutely beautiful....congrats!!

Anne-Marie said...

Adorable Erin!!!
I so want a fast, drug-free labor, but only if it's fast.
Geez girl, you flew!
Big congrats to you and your family!

Barbaloot said...

Congrats!! Hooray for no epidural.

Desta said...

Hooray! Can't wait to hear more details and see more pictures. She's already a good kid since she didn't make you miss either of your season finales! May 18th is my nephew's birthday too. Congrats!

Anonymous said...

Hooray!!!

Cynthia said...

Congrats on the newest member of your family! She is a cutie! Can't wait to hear the birth story.

Elisa said...

congrats! I am glad it was so quick! I am jealous. I hope you both are doing well. She is adorable.

Laurie said...

Congratulations!!! You'll have to change your sidebar to "THREE sweet kids later" now! :)

Unknown said...

So sweet. Glad everything went quick for you. And I love the little crib. What a good find.

Missy said...

Congrats! She is beautiful!

CB said...

HUGE congratulations! She is a doll baby and I love the name :D

I have not been reading blogs very much the past week so I was very much hoping I would find a new, darling baby on your blog!

Hooray!!!

Arya said...

She is stunning! Congratulations!!!

susette said...

Beautiful is right! Congratulations to both of the girls in that household now! I know the feeling of being surrounded by male hormones :)

Webster Family said...

what a beautiful baby girl!!! congrats!

Jessica B said...

AWESOME news!!! Congratulations to you and your family on your sweet little baby girl! So happy everything went well -- try to get some rest! :)

Mary said...

so adorable!!! And WooHoo for being superwoman, I'm VERY impressed!

Now get some sleep...you'll need it :o)

Karen E. said...

Felicitations! And that's so great that you did it the way you wanted to!

The Kooky Queen--Rachel said...

HOLY MOLY!!!! That is awesome! Sooooooooooooo glad you were finally put out of that 3rd trimester misery and given a beautiful, healthy girl! Congrats!

Lara Neves said...

Congratulations! Wow! does she look like her daddy or what? She is beautiful!

Congrats on the no epidural thing, too. That's awesome.

Can't wait to hear more!

Rachael said...

congratulations on your beautiful baby girl AND your natural delivery. I'm so glad that you went for it - I can't wait to hear how it went!

Liz said...

She is beautiful and congrats on her and your epidural free delivery. Can't wait to hear more.

How do you spell her name with one n or two. You have it both!!

Julie said...

Nothing better than a new baby. Wait, there is: having that baby OUT of your body. ;) CONGRATS!

Sherrie said...

Ahhhh Congratulations! She is beautiful! I am so happy for you. I can't wait to hear more.

Heather of the EO said...

You ARE woman and I DID hear you ROAR!!!

Sweet sweet baby congratulations to you and yours!!!

Shauna said...

Precious! Congrats :)

Jen said...

Lucky! She is beautiful. I love the name Kaitlyn, and I can't wait to hear your birth story! (Even thought it might make me cry with jealousy.)

Just SO said...

She is beautiful and perfect! I'm glad you had such a great delivery with her. Snuggle her a little bit from me.

rich and steph said...

She is precious!! You were able to achieve your birth plan and what a cutie:) Cannot wait to hear your story!!!

Laurie said...

She is absolutely stunning and so so beautiful. She looks like a part of your fam and I am so so so happy for you.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! I wish you joy and sleep!

Sara said...

So happy for you! Congrats on your little beauty!

Jessie said...

I would have been impressed anyway, but knowing about your life-long fear of pain, I'm even more impressed. Really, I did it with a pretty good pain-threshold and felt like super-woman (Ok, well my baby WAS over 9lbs so I can still claim super-womanhood). But I'm SO proud of you for going through with it! Good job!
I remember feeling so empowered with womanliness when I did it. I had post-partum elation! I hope it's something similar for you. You've joined the ranks.

And YAY a picture! Keep 'em coming. So cute.

Melanie Jacobson said...

Oh, yay!

Congratulations!

Braden Bell said...

Very impressive. I've always been pretty impressed by people who have epidurals, so going without is like stratospheric. What a beautiful girl! Congrats.

Sher said...

Erin, she is beautiful! Congratulations!
And you ARE super woman! I'm so proud!

Jen said...

Congratulations! I'm so excited that she's here and that your labor and delivery went so well. I can't wait to get home and meet her. I love hanging out with newborns when I'm not sleep-deprived and recovering from the delivery :) I hope you guys are all doing well. I'm looking forward to more photos soon.

tiburon said...

Congratulations!! She is b-e-a-utiful!

Keyona said...

I am just as exhuasted! Congrats on your beautiful girl. Looks like we are taking this journey together.