Saturday, October 4, 2008

We are home now!

Welcome home our sweet little Marinne Grace! We named her after two things - Marinne(pronounced Muh rin)is my sister's (that was killed in the car accident) middle name & Grace came from our church, Grace Community.

We are pretty tired & in need of some much deserved rest, but are home! Everything was pretty much perfect. I thought my labor experience w/ Kameron was really lucky, and then Marinne's was even better. My last post around 8 a.m. on Thurs. was right after the Dr. broke my water. Then I just continued to move along, but they did take me off Pitocin a bit after that since I was moving along so quickly & by keeping me on it, the baby's heart rate was decreasing more with contractions. So, I just continued quickly on my own & a little after 11 a.m., I started pushing. Amazingly, I only pushed through three contractions for a little less than 10 minutes worth, and there she was! I actually decided to watch this time & it was pretty incredible. My Dr. did find a small cyst after I had Marinne, but was able to easily take care of it so it's no longer an issue. Even my epidural was even less pressure/pain than w/ Kameron - not that it was even much w/ him.

I was so looking forward to my parents bringing Kameron up to meet his sister for the first time. It was pretty exciting & caught it all on camera & video, of course! He was soooo excited to meet her & just so cute w/ his little comments about how he loved her & wanted to be her big brother & hold her. Then, he made a point to tell me, "Mommy, your belly isn't big anymore - baby is out. And, now your toes & feet aren't puffy anymore!" I thought that was pretty funny that he picked up on how I had mentioned my feet being so puffy these last few weeks!

Now it's just recovery & enjoy time! I'm having quite a bit of cramping, as to be expected, but the drugs aren't really helping as much as they did yesterday. And, I'm having some side effects. Hoping for a better day tomorrow & some rest tonight!

Until next time, here are the pics from the hospital & more to come from the studio soon:

http://www.buddybartels.com/marinne-hospital/

You are welcome to come visit us!

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL! AND I LOVE THE NAME, SHE IS ONE SPECIAL LITTLE GIRL TO BE NAMED AFTER HER AUNT. CONGRATULATIONS AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!
NAN

Anonymous said...

Congratulations, she is so beautiful. Wishing you all the the best.

Jasmin

Anonymous said...

I am glad that you guys are doing ok. The baby is too cute. Well congrats on your addition to your family.

Anonymous said...

Danelle!!! She is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Girls are SOOOO fun !!! Love you all!!!

Anonymous said...

CONGRATULATIONS!! Love the pictures. She is beautiful. :)

Anonymous said...

Oh, Danelle, she’s just precious!!! Congratulations!!!

Anonymous said...

Congrats, on the baby. I looked at your pictures and she beautiful.

Anonymous said...

She is so beautiful!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Danelle and Buddy:

She is beautiful and the pictures with her and Kameron are adorable. I’m so happy for you both. Congratulation.

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful baby!!!! Congratulations to you all. The pictures are wonderful and I am glad to hear that all went well. I can't wait to see her. I will give you a few days and then call to see if I can visit. Is there anything I can do to help? Have a great day and enjoy that sweet girl. God Bless your little miracle, love, Amy

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Danelle,

Ms. Marinne looks beautiful. A boy and a girl – you hit the numbers just right.
Enjoy to the fullest.
Jan

Anonymous said...

She's beautiful. Amazing how much they change even in the first few hours the pictures are wonderful thanks for sharing.

Congratulations,
Phyllis

Anonymous said...

Hi Danelle!
And Buddy and Kameron...;)
Congrats on the beautiful baby girl, she's adorable! The pics of Kameron and his new baby sister were sooooooooo cute! Hope you and the fam are doing well. You are all in my thoughts...xoxo
Take care, lot's of love.

Anonymous said...

Wow...what awesome pictures. You are so blessed!! Congratulations..Sharon Quigley

Anonymous said...

Yay, finally here. Congratulations! Hope Mom and little one are well and Dad and Kameron are adjusting well.

Love,
Nikki

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to you and Buddy on your beautiful little girl! She is just precious and so is Kameron. I love their pictures together. He'll be a great big brother!!

Anonymous said...

All I can say is SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS BARTEL FAMILY. . . CONGRATULATIONS. :)

Anonymous said...

she is absolutely beautiful. congrats to all of you and can't wait to see you when you come home!!!!!

Anonymous said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! SHE IS DARLING!!! I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND BUDDY!!!

Anonymous said...

Hey guys! I want to congratulate you on the new beautiful baby girl! We are so happy for you and can't wait to meet her!!! Love ya, Kelly