It's a Girl!!!

On Wednesday October 24th at 7:42pm we welcomed Kacie Ella Claessens into our family! She weighed in at a booming 8lbs 12.6oz and was 20.5 inches long. She was 11 days early (thank goodness!) She is healthy and happy and a sweet little baby. She looks alot like Andie and like her big sister did, has Grandpa Ohland's crazy hair!

As for me, labor went well. It lasted about 5 1/2 hours and I pushed for 20 minutes. If she wouldn't have been so big she would have come out alot faster. Since she was so big her shoulders did get stuck after her head came out. The midwives and nurses worked fast and were able to dislodge her quickly without any injury to her or myself. I was able to have a completely natural delivery which was my goal. I felt great afterwards and Kacie was alert and ready to eat right away!!

So far Andie has done great with her new little sister. She likes to point out all of her facial features and give her kisses. When you ask her what the baby's name is she says ''She She''...so cute! She definitely hasn't let Kacie slow her down. She is just as busy as always and hasn't minded too much that mommy and daddy have to split their attention.

We are truly blessed to have two beautiful healthy daughters. We thank you all for you thoughts and prayers!