Chloe Michelle Westphal is born!

Chloe Michelle Westphal was born on January 3rd 2009 at 1:37 PM. Her due date was January 6th and we were hoping she would come after Christmas, but before 2009. Chloe did what she wanted to do! Alex's birthday was January 2nd, so we are just glad that she will have her own day.

I had contractions on and off for a few days, but in the middle of the night starting about 2AM, they started coming stronger and wouldn't go away. I let Craig sleep and went downstairs to sit with my Dad until 7AM (he gets up early). I woke Craig up and Alex, my Mom and Laura and we headed to the hospital by 7:30. Alex was so excited and jumped out of bed right away! When we left, my contractions were about 5minutes apart, but by the time we got to the hospital, they were strong and coming faster. I was in alot of pain when I checked into Labor and Delivery. I was already dilated to 7cm, so they weren't sure if I would have time for an epidural! That was scary - but we got one in time, because then things slowed down and she didn't come until that afternoon. I pushed for 45 minutes and finally she arrived at 1:37 PM.

Chloe was such a good size at 8lbs and 20 inches and she was so beautiful and alert! We are so blessed to have 2 healthy boys and this perfect little girl. We thought we would be able to name her right away when she was born, but it took us about an hour to decide on Chloe Michelle. Here are some pictures of her arrival and some video.