Dear Kiera

Bringing you into our world

Kiera you were born on December 10th 2010. I was so eager for you to come, I jumped, walked and tried acupressure. But you knew when it was the right time to come. On Dec 9th around 10pm, sharp pain down my right thigh began. Thinking it was another random pain I just joked about it being a contraction to your daddy. Then I felt more pains come. They actually feel like pains that come when you really need the bathroom. The pains would come and go and weren't really all that painful. But we decided to start seeing how frequent the pains were. They were about every 5 mins. So we waited for another 30 mins and they seem to be coming quicker and quicker. About every 3 minutes . This was about 11 o clock at night. Daddy started to pack for the hospital just in case,. He started to get nervous at this point but was in gear to help me whenever as possible. We then decided it was time to go the hospital. We were pretty excited but I was nervous that they weren't contractions so I didn't want to get too excited. The nurses hooked me up to a monitor so that we could monitor the contractions and your beautiful heart beat. Our first nurse was from the Philippines and she was so nice and send that I was definitely not going home and that I better fill out all your paper work because for some reason they sent your paper work to little company of Mary. At this point I knew I wanted to get the epidural since I was worried it would be too late or the anesthesiologist was in a surgery and couldn't come. So they checked to see how far I was dilated. I came to the hospital at a 3 and in one hour dilated to a 5! So they called for the anesthesiologist and they gave me the epidural. Oh how wonderful the epidural is. What an awesome invention. I could no longer feel the contractions and we just waited patiently for you to come. We were suppose to get rest but I was too excited. There was no way I could sleep. At 6am they finally said I was at an 8 and the nurse guessed that you will come at 9am! Boy was she right. We started pushing at 8am and you came at 9am. We even called your grandparents and auntie Jody and Uncle Cody so they could hear your first cries. Pushing was hard work but when you came I couldn't express the overwhelming joy that just came all over me when I heard you cry. I was so happy and was filled with so much joy. I felt that I tasted the celestial joy that heavenly father wants us all to experience. It confirmed to me to why men are to have children so that we may have joy. After you came, I couldn't hold you right away because you actually pooped in the uterus and they had to clean you all up first. When they placed you on me I was so happy. You are so beautiful and small. I couldn't and still can't grasp the miracle of you. How you possibly fit in me is so mind boggling. Your features to me are perfect. Your little mouth and nose are cute. Your eyes were swollen when I first saw you so you looked like a cute Japanese baby. I was also in love with your full head of hair ! You weighed in at 6 pounds and 14 ounces, 18 inches long. Your Daddy and I just couldn't stop staring at you! When Daddy held you he kept saying, oh you are so adorable. Welcome my angle, to our home. We love you.