Lauren Mae Karren
June 20, 2013 6 :33 pm
7 lbs 10 oz
19 1/2 inches
Since Blake was such a large baby and Clint only had the last week of June off before starting a new job July 1, we decided to be induced with baby girl. It was such a surreal experience....knowing your baby's birthday, setting up all the childcare beforehand and checking into the hospital in complete comfort :) I actually loved the whole experience!
Little girl was born about 5 hours after real contractions started. I was prepared to go natural, but I had horrible pain in my legs and thighs (not sure where that came from!) so I wasn't able to labor standing up, which made things hard. I was also fearful for the pushing...which was the worst with Blake! So, I got an epidural and loved it. Not sure why I wanted to go natural in the first place :) Pushing was a breeze. Pushing out a 7 lb baby is MUCH easier than pushing out a 9 lb baby! And to our pleasant surprise, she was a nice 7 lb 10 oz peanut (an ultrasound a few weeks prior already put her at 7 1/2 lbs...so glad they were off!) with a bunch of dark hair.
She came out fiesty....I blame that on us pushing her out early and having to leave her grandpa :( Luckily, she calmed down by bedtime.
She is a really sweet baby and we all love having her in our home. We've had some hiccups nursing (I thought by the 4th we'd have this down pat!), but no complaints otherwise.
We've always liked the name Lauren, but when Lindsey arrived, the name didn't feel right, so we filed it away. When this baby arrived, we didn't know her name right away, but Lauren felt good (plus it is so sweet to hear Blake say baby Warren). Mae is my grandma's middle name.
Super dad! He has been such a great help this week. He's kept the kids busy and happy their first week of summer.
The family of 6!
Jack has been a huge helper and loves holding his sis.
This guy can't get enough of his sister. He's mostly soft, but curious :)
And Linds finally has her sister!!
A little Blakey, a little Linds....she's a good mix.
