And on July 6th at 11:25am little Amaya Sky was born. She weighed 7lbs 14oz, 20 3/4inches long and had the most hair anyone had ever seen! It was jet black and she had beautiful eyebrows and eyelashes. She was longer than her brother was at birth, a little lighter and her feet were much much smaller. She nursed right away and has been a great eater ever since, nursing quickly and efficiently and packing on the pounds rapidly. It was a long labor (24 hrs active labor) and difficult birth with 5+ hrs of pushing followed by an episiotomy because her heartbeat was declining. She came out after two more pushes much to my relief and was floppy and not breathing. It took about two minutes but she started to breath and perked up fast. They tested her blood gasses and sugars repeatedly for 24 hours and she made fast and steady progress and total recovery thank goodness. It was a very intense and exhausting experience and I am so glad she's here safe and sound. Ryan's amazing daycare offered to keep him overnight while I was in the hospital so he spent 2 nights with Jeane and Tin-Lok and we are so blessed to have such wonderful friends in our lives. He adores them so it was the perfect place for him to go while his world was being turned upside down.
