I can’t believe I’m a mommy. I have never experienced anything so amazing, beautiful, and rewarding. Mireya is incredible. I have loved her since the day I found out I was pregnant, but I didn’t understand how all encompassing this feeling of love would be until I held her in my arms for the first time. I love her more than I have ever loved anyone and I would do anything for her.

Baby girl, when you read this one day, I hope you know how much I love you. However, I know that you won’t truly understand until you have a child of your own. Then you’ll get to experience the same miracle I am now living every day. I love you and thank you for being my baby.

Mireya’s bilirubin levels continued to rise after her birth. (That was the jaundice I mentioned in the previous post.) We had the levels checked daily and at that point she looked very yellow. We had been hoping and praying they would go down on their own, but since they didn’t her pediatrician recommended that she lay under bili lights at home. A woman came out and brought us what I call a “Bili Light Suitcase.” Mireya had to lay in it with nothing but a diaper on and eye protection constantly, except for nursing and diaper changes. It was absolutely horrible. She clearly felt insecure until she fell asleep and I just stood over her and cried silently. My poor baby.

Mireya was born on March 5th, 2010 at 11:21 pm! She was 6 pounds 5 ounces and 19 3/4 inches in length. She has her daddy’s face and her mommy’s long fingers and funny feet.

They started the induction at about 11:30 that morning. After hours and hours of not really progressing much and continually turning up the dose of Pitocin I finally got to the right dose and things really got moving. At a little after 11:00 pm I started pushing and I pushed through about 8 contractions and she was born. I couldn’t believe she was finally in my arms!

She has been quite healthy other than some jaundice. She was under Bili lights at the hospital and here at home for a few days. It’s slowly beginning to go away now. The only other issue was her heart rate dropping with each contraction during labor. They gave me oxygen and I got her out as quickly as possible, so it didn’t cause any problems. It did worry us both sick though.

She is incredibly beautiful and amazing. She is so tiny and I am so thrilled to be her mother. I can’t wait to see more of her personality as she grows. She already does so many cute things and I have taken more pictures since she was born than I have in the last 10 years combined. She is a wonderful addition to our little family and such a joy. I love you baby Mireya!

I can’t believe it! I went to the OB yesterday and he is going to induce me this Friday! Our little girl is going to be in my arms sometime in the next few days. I am so excited, so nervous and so ready! Jason was in shock after the doctor told us. He asked, “Do you mean this Friday? Two days from now?” Yep honey, she’s coming!

We are pretty much 100% prepared and we just have to try and get some sleep tonight. I didn’t sleep well last night, so I doubt it will be any easier tonight. Jason’s so excited that I doubt he’ll sleep much either.

It’s going to be so strange to have her here in my arms instead of in my belly. I’m not sure quite how to feel yet. I love you baby girl. Go easy on me…

It’s done, it’s done, it’s finally done! It took us about 6 weeks, which may not seem like that long to anyone else, but it was an eternity to us. We painted, put up a chair rail, made 5,000 trips to Home Depot, painted some more, built furniture and finally decorated. We thought it would be easy, but when you’re a perfectionist like me, it’s not. We are both so pleased with the way it turned out. It couldn’t be any more perfect! We love how it’s nice and girly with the different shades of pink and somewhat earthy with the browns and greens.

Here’s a preview:

Check out all the photos here: Mireya’s Nursery Photos