Our beautiful daughter Harper Capri entered the world on Thursday, July 22 at 3:37pm weighing in at 6lbs.14oz and 19inches long. It was the most peaceful and easy labor and birth thus far. I’m so thankful to God for the amount of grace there was to birth her. Her name Harper, means harpist and she was named after the harp & bowl prayer movement we find ourselves in the very midst of as we await the return of our glorious King to earth. Capri is an Italian musical term meaning playful; we have a little worshiper! We are in love with her already. She is such a little miracle.
The Birth Story
I was admitted to the hospital at 8am on Thursday morning for my scheduled induction. My Dr broke my water and I was given an epidural to ease the pain of the Pitocin that I began around 9:30am. My first contractions began at 10:30am and were about 2-3 minutes apart lasting about 60-90 seconds each. I was about 4-5cm at 11am. I slept in between each contraction and was fighting waves of nauseousness. Within a few hours, I was fully dilated and feeling pressure to begin pushing. I pushed just 2 times and she was born at 3:37. I didn’t tear or have any complications with bleeding this time around. This was the most peaceful and graced birth yet. I was very blessed to have my Husband and Mom with me the entire labor and delivery. My bigger girls Emerson (3) and Finley (2) joined me at the hospital just a couple hours later to meet their new sister. They were ecstatic!
Such precious moments…
