It's a GIRL!

After 3 grueling hours of pushing full on, Evelyn Kelly emerged onto this world at 8:56 PM on April 2nd, 2009. It was quite the trial but Jen finally came through. Our Doctor had warned us of a C-Section if she wouldn't emerge. This one was not willing to say hello to the world just yet. Jen was able to get the head somewhat out. We were concerned about her positioning. As it turns out, she came out sideways, her face looking at the inside of Jen's right thigh. I was coaching and doing just about everything except for reaching up and grabbing her myself. The Dr. took care of that. With a vacuum on her head, she finally came out. We would find out later that the trauma from the birth had broken her left collarbone. She was then whisked to the NICU ("nick-you") for immediate attention. Her birthweight was a whopping 9 pounds 10 ounces and a length of 22 inches from crown to toe. She was assessed and kept overnight and we would leave the hospital a few days later with our healthy baby girl.



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