It's a Girl!

We welcome to the world Lily Faith Mitchell. Born September 28, 2009 at 2:07 a.m. She weighed 5 lb. 15 oz. and was 19 in. long. We are so thrilled and blessed that she is finally here.

Lily came early as a surprise to all of us. At approximately 4 pm, my water broke at Justin's grandparents house in Joshua. It was exciting as our family made the rush back up home, and then to the hospital. Labor progressed quickly for me, checking in at 7 pm to the hospital, with contractions 2-3 minutes apart and dilated to 3 cm. By 9 pm I had advanced to 5 cm and already had my epidural. However, things slowed down and I was given pitocin to speed up contractions and oxygen to keep her active, but it was not working. After this, things slowed down significantly enough that by 1 in the morning, the doctor's were concerned about her heart rate and my lack of progress, especially when it had started so quickly in the first place. The doctor decided it would be best to go ahead and have a c-section and have a "birthday" as he said.
Lily Faith was born 8 days early to Taylor's Swift's "You Belong to Me" while I laid on a table feeling no pain :) Justin was the first to see her and brought her to me, and she was perfect!
We are thankful that mommy and baby are doing well. She is a precious gift from God and we are in awe of her beauty and just how good she is!