Quinn Edie Martin has arrived!

I really should update more often, especially seeing that our baby girl will be one month old next week!!  Time really is flying by, and even though the sleepless nights and sometimes fussy hours have been difficult, I don't want to wish the time away.

Here's Quinn's birth story:
I woke up at 2:30 am Sunday, July 27th with contractions.  I figured it was the real thing since I hadn't felt any contractions up until that point in the pregnancy.  I labored at home until about 7:00 am when my contractions were about 4 1/2- 5 minutes apart and were lasting between 45 and 60 seconds.  (Rob was an awesome coach during the whole process!)

We packed up our stuff and drove to Greenville Memorial.  Of course when I laid down on the bed in the triage room my contractions slowed down and weren't as intense.  My doctor checked me and said I was only 2 cm!  Thankfully she didn't send us home but told us to walk around the hospital for at least an hour.  Well, that definitely brought the intensity and frequency back!  When Rob and I got back to the triage room, my doctor checked me again and I was only 3 cm dilated and 90 % effaced...needless to say I was disheartened since I thought surely I was dilated more than that.  She went ahead and admitted me to labor and delivery and I received an epidural at about 11:00.

I progressed to 8 cm by about 3:30 pm.  This time when my doctor checked me, she said, "Uh oh, that doesn't feel right."  Um, not what you want to hear!  She realized that Quinn was breech, so proceeded to tell me that I'd be having a c-section.  At the time I was just glad that we'd be meeting our daughter very soon.  

Quinn Edie Martin was born at 4:15 pm, weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces and 19 3/4 inches long.  "Quinn" is from my grandmother's maiden name (My dad's mom, Granny), and "Edie" is from Rob's grandmother's nickname in high school (his dad's mom).  We are in love and thank God for this beautiful gift!