The Gore Gazette: She is Here!

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our little princess...

Marley Ann Gore

7 lbs 1 oz

20 inches

February 23, 2009

5:11 p.m

Here is a quick run down of the day. Andy and I arrived at the hospital at 7:30 Monday morning. We got settled in our room and then they started my IV of potosin. I was about 1-2 cm when we got to the hospital. Around 10:30, I was around a 3-4, the potocin was starting to kick in so they broke my water. I made it until maybe about noon and then I asked for my best friend......the anesthesoilogist. God bless the person who created the epidural! Then things were good. Andy and everybody went and had lunch. I looked at magazines and played a little Nintendo DS. Things were however moving very slowly. By about 2 oclock I was maybe a 4-5, we thought we were going to have a long afternoon night. Well, about 3:15, I was not happy! I hated everybody especially the cute anesthesoilogist and decided that having a baby was not fun anymore! What had happened was I had progressed to like a 7-8 really fast. The doctor said that sometimes when the baby moves down so quickly, it can sit on a nerve and block the epidural. My nurse quickly called for my ex-best friend (Mr. Anesthesoilogist) and we quickly made up, within a few seconds I was back in heaven. Within the next few minutes my midwife came in to check me. We were all thinking we still had a little time,but apparently Marley Ann could not wait anymore! I started pushing around 4:20 and she was here at 5:11. This delivery was 100% better than McKinley's. As a matter of fact, after what I went through with McKinley, I am surprised that there even was a Marley Ann! I had the option of a c-section with this preganany, but that scared the heck out of me. That is why the doctors induced me a week early. McKinley was not a big baby. He weighed 7lbs. 10 oz, but they were hoping that having her a little early would keep her small. Everything worked out better than I could have ever expected and she was worth all of it.

This woman is an angel! This is Heather and Marley Ann. Heather was my midwife. She was awesome and made this delivery so much easier than mine with McKinley.

This is the official P-Posse! My delivery crew! This is my baby daddy!

Aunt Tammy!

and Aunt Holly!

(These 3 have literally seen the best and worst of me (especially when the epidural was not working! They made the long day fun and special. I am so glad that they could be there to share this special moment with me! Thanks Guys...love you lots!)