So the last you heard from us, Katy had just received her epidural and was settling down. The longer the afternoon went on, the crazier things got. Katy's blood pressure fluctuated in response to the epidural. Due to that, she got to sport an oxygen mask the rest of the afternoon. We laid around the delivery room from 1:30 until 4:00 at 7 cm. I decided it was time to eat so I sent my parents out for food. While they were gone, we progressed to 8 cm. I figured I still had time to eat, so when they got back, I met them in the lobby for dinner. As a took my last bite, I saw Katy's mom and aunt come out from the room. They looked a little excited. Once they found me, they told me that dinner was over and it was time to push. Things went pretty quickly after that. The next thing I knew I was holding Olivia while they got everything ready for her initial assessment.
Things at home have changed drastically, but we can't complain. We are still trying to figure her out. We are learning what it's like to eat a cold dinner, to get up repeatedly during a movie, and to go for days and days on very little sleep. It's been three weeks since we brought Olivia home and it seems like each week has gotten a little easier. We are anxious to get her on a schedule so things will become a little more stable around the house.
Polo has been great with her. He's interested, but not too interested. There have been times when we've had to keep him from getting too close to her, but there haven't been any close calls or anything like that. He doesn't mind plopping down in our lap while we are holding her so we know he's doesn't resent her. As long as he's the one sleeping in our bed and not her, I think he'll be just fine.
Katy has posted quite a few pictures since I started this post. I'll look back and try to find a few that she hasn't already posted to leave you with.
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