Sunday, September 12, 2010

Our little miracle!

After a very long 9 months of waiting........
Preston Roger Daniels ...was born on 9-10-10!!!!
He was 7 lbs 11 oz and 21 in. long. He was born at 1:03 in the afternoon.
He is definitely our little miracle. We are so blessed to add Preston to our family. He has been showered with love from the moment of his arrival!! Our beautiful baby boy.


The brothers!!


All 5 siblings! (This was the best shot we could get....and Adam took a lot! ) haha. Not a bad looking bunch I must say. :)



Everyone has been dying to hold him!





His little shirt says, "Handsome like daddy"....and he is definitely handsome like his daddy. :)




A very proud dad.






We love you Preston!
The labor and delivery went so well. The blood clot just came out with the placenta, and didn't cause any problems. It was actually the weirdest labor I've had, because I didn't think I was in real labor!
I had called my doctor because I was bleeding some, and they told me to go to labor and delivery--I really didn't want to because I didn't want to be sent home again. But Adam and I went, and they monitored me for a little while--the baby was doing fine, and I'd only have contractions if I stood up.
The resident dr. checked me and told me I was at a 7! I couldn't believe it! I was in no pain at all, and still didn't think I was in labor. 20 minutes later my dr. came in to break my water and said I was now at a 9 and he'd come back in, in 15 minutes when I had to push. I still couldn't believe it! The nurse asked me how much pain I was in on a scale from 1-10 and I told her 0! She said, "I can't put that!"
So in about 15 minutes I had to push and he came out in 3 contractions! He was a little harder to push because he was face up and turned a little to the side, but I can't complain!
So after a ridiculous pregnancy, Preston made it up to me in the labor and delivery. Thanks buddy!
I feel amazing, and I still can't believe it's over! I know we've been watched over, and I'm so grateful to so many wonderful friends and family who have helped us out in so many ways during this pregnancy. I know we are so blessed, and we are so very thankful.







9 comments:

Beth Moxley said...

Miracle baby indeed! Beautiful little baby Preston! Welcome to the family :) Grandma & Grandpa M. love you!

Bradey and Alyssa Kendall Family said...

He is SO handsome!! Look at all that hair!! And his coloring, definitely a Daniels!!!! ;) I'm so glad everything went well. Let me know if I can do anything!! Congratulation to all of you!!

Bradey and Alyssa Kendall Family said...

He is SO handsome!! Look at all that hair!! And his coloring, definitely a Daniels!!!! ;) I'm so glad everything went well. Let me know if I can do anything!! Congratulation to all of you!!

Gwen said...

That is CRAZY! You definitely deserved an easy delivery after all you've been through. We are SO glad he is here and that you are both doing so well. And he IS one handsome little guy :) Congratulations!!!

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad everything went well, and better than you expected. He really is super cute!

Marla Moxley said...

I'm so glad everything went so well. :) Preston is a very handsome baby and I'm looking forward to holding him. I love the picture of all 5 kids--you can tell how much the kids love the new baby from their expressions. They look so proud of him!

Sarah's Project said...

I'm so happy for you two! What a blessing to have him in your home - it brings tears to my eyes remembering how grateful I was when Halle finally arrived as well. Congratulations & I'm so jealous of the pain free labor!!!

Melanie said...

We are so glad that he is here, and glad that you had such a wonderful delivery. He is beautiful. All your kids are great!

Kami D. said...

Congrats Rachael! I've been asking my mom about you through your whole pregnancy. I'm glad that everything turned out well.