The Monson Family: Cayleigh Reese Monson has arrived

On Sunday March 1 I started feeling a little pain here and there in the morning. I just blew it off to the fact that I did a lot of walking around on Saturday. Then they started getting a little stronger and closer together as I was trying to get Chloe down for her nap. I actually started timing them then. Well at 2pm Chris and I said good-bye to our only child and were heading to the hospital to welcome her sister to the world. When we got there they made me walk for an hour to get me progressing a little, they almost sent me home and there was no way that now that I was there I was going to go home. Well it worked. Contractions were coming every 2.5 to 3 minutes. At 6pm they broke my water and about 7 I was at a 5 and the contractions were coming pretty quick and were really hurting. I got the epidural and was checked again by the doctor at 8:40, I was fully dialated and she had me do a test push. She said that if I worked hard we could have a baby in 5 minutes. So once they got me ready to go I pushed 4 times and she was here. 8:50pm Cayleigh Reese Monson came into the world. She is 8lbs. 20 inches long and doing great.

Chloe is adapting really well so far and is a great helper. She definitely loves being a big sister. Here are a few pictures. Thank you to everyone for all the kind words and prayers sent our way.