Last Tuesday was a first for me.
I had been obsessively checking my phone for a week. You know, that thing you do when you pick up your phone, press the round circle so your screen lights up to reassure you haven't missed your phone vibrating inches from your hand in the last twenty minutes? Yeah that. I'd been leaving it on loud at night so that if it rang it could wake me up and held it in kung fu grip away from the toilet anytime I had to go. Cause you just never know when a baby might decide its time.
Though I truly believe the birth of any baby is a significant and miraculous thing, this one just happened to be special to me and the rest of my Gill family. Chris Gill is my older brother and Heather is so close and dear to our family its like she really is my sister. They were gracious enough to invite me to take pictures at the birth and it was the first time I was going to witness this beautiful process and capture its first moments of life. Like, yeah, actually be in the room as a human being goes from not breathing to breathing. Wow. I had captured this baby with Chris, Heather and Caridee in a maternity session back in May. Check that out here.
So, apparently this baby overheard the doctors at the appointments because August 26th, the due date, came and with it came the first of birth pains. My mom called about 10pm and let me know that Heather and Chris were headed back to the hospital and they were "going back to sleep."
"Say what?" Going back to sleep? Didn't she just tell me a baby was coming? I was ready to hop in the car right there!
But I guess babies take longer than a few minutes to make their way, so we went from Red: Severe Condition, to a Blue: Gaurded Condition as we thought it would be at least 6-7 hours before any of us needed to be there. I got the anticipated text at 2:27am saying "Heather wants you here and she is having hard contractions." Yeah! Well not for the hard contractions (sorry Heather! : )
So I
booked it, drove within a reasonable posted speed to the hospital. (Learned that hard lesson here) I had the sweet tunes of AirOne coming through my radio speakers as I drove down the deserted freeway, leaving me with a calm and peace that only God can provide.
I arrived at the hospital at 3:00 and ten minutes later Chris wanted my mom and I back to the hospital room where the magic happened. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but what I saw when i walked in was a calm relatively calm scene. Chris was gently stroking Heathers' head as she lay on her side in a homey room. Nurses were in the room prepping a few things. Heather was a champ, breathing deep, you could see the pain she was in on her face, but embraced it with the grace of a mother willing to do anything for her baby. So beautiful.
Apparently Heather was progressing very quickly, she had gone from a 4-10 very quickly and was basically ready to push! How exciting! We were however waiting on just one person... the doctor....
Everyone thought Heather would be a few hours and since the doctor had already worked a full shift, she went to grab a few hours of sleep. But being an awesome doctor, she turned right around and made her way back to deliver the newest Gill into the world.
As soon as Heather's mom arrived the doctor walked in shortly after and it was GO TIME. The coolest thing about this delivery was that Chris and Heather decided they didn't want to know where it was going to be a boy or a girl! How cool is that! They got to have that moment of " ITS A____!" And Chris was the one that got to *check everything out* and make the announcement to the room.
From there, everything happened so quickly, Heather pushed. Breathe. Push. Breathe. Things were happening all around but the entire energy of the room was focused on a small little body making its way into this world. It was incredible!
Within 17 minutes, they went from get ready to push, to an adorable healthy baby GIRL! Her name is Halley Mae Gill and weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and she was born at 3:27am.
Mom gets to hold Haylee for the first time!
They took all her little vitals and she is healthy and beautiful!
While they were doing their measurements and checking vitals, Chris never left her side. he followed that little baby girl around the room and had theis protective and loving vibe that i can't quite put into words. When they put her on the table to measure, i think she got cold and started crying, this is one of my favorites of Chris, i could barely make out what he was saying, but he whispered over and over " It's okay... I'm right here..."....
After a quick bath she was given back to mom and dad to coddle and swoon over. Chris and Heather had the whole family in when they announced her name. I held her right after they announced and just looking at this small child, who is now Haylee and realized she was going to be in my life from here on out, that she was family, a part of us. It was a little overwhelming. Here is this new person that is a part of us forever...And i can't wait to get to know her.
We are so excited to welcome Haylee Mae Gill into this world! Congratulations to Chris and Heather Gill!
I know this post is a little long! But in honor of my baby niece I'll be giving away a photoshoot later this week! Make sure you check in 'like' the jenn wagner facebook page for your chance to win! : )
I had been obsessively checking my phone for a week. You know, that thing you do when you pick up your phone, press the round circle so your screen lights up to reassure you haven't missed your phone vibrating inches from your hand in the last twenty minutes? Yeah that. I'd been leaving it on loud at night so that if it rang it could wake me up and held it in kung fu grip away from the toilet anytime I had to go. Cause you just never know when a baby might decide its time.
Though I truly believe the birth of any baby is a significant and miraculous thing, this one just happened to be special to me and the rest of my Gill family. Chris Gill is my older brother and Heather is so close and dear to our family its like she really is my sister. They were gracious enough to invite me to take pictures at the birth and it was the first time I was going to witness this beautiful process and capture its first moments of life. Like, yeah, actually be in the room as a human being goes from not breathing to breathing. Wow. I had captured this baby with Chris, Heather and Caridee in a maternity session back in May. Check that out here.
So, apparently this baby overheard the doctors at the appointments because August 26th, the due date, came and with it came the first of birth pains. My mom called about 10pm and let me know that Heather and Chris were headed back to the hospital and they were "going back to sleep."
"Say what?" Going back to sleep? Didn't she just tell me a baby was coming? I was ready to hop in the car right there!
But I guess babies take longer than a few minutes to make their way, so we went from Red: Severe Condition, to a Blue: Gaurded Condition as we thought it would be at least 6-7 hours before any of us needed to be there. I got the anticipated text at 2:27am saying "Heather wants you here and she is having hard contractions." Yeah! Well not for the hard contractions (sorry Heather! : )
So I
I arrived at the hospital at 3:00 and ten minutes later Chris wanted my mom and I back to the hospital room where the magic happened. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but what I saw when i walked in was a calm relatively calm scene. Chris was gently stroking Heathers' head as she lay on her side in a homey room. Nurses were in the room prepping a few things. Heather was a champ, breathing deep, you could see the pain she was in on her face, but embraced it with the grace of a mother willing to do anything for her baby. So beautiful.
Apparently Heather was progressing very quickly, she had gone from a 4-10 very quickly and was basically ready to push! How exciting! We were however waiting on just one person... the doctor....
Everyone thought Heather would be a few hours and since the doctor had already worked a full shift, she went to grab a few hours of sleep. But being an awesome doctor, she turned right around and made her way back to deliver the newest Gill into the world.
As soon as Heather's mom arrived the doctor walked in shortly after and it was GO TIME. The coolest thing about this delivery was that Chris and Heather decided they didn't want to know where it was going to be a boy or a girl! How cool is that! They got to have that moment of " ITS A____!" And Chris was the one that got to *check everything out* and make the announcement to the room.
From there, everything happened so quickly, Heather pushed. Breathe. Push. Breathe. Things were happening all around but the entire energy of the room was focused on a small little body making its way into this world. It was incredible!
Within 17 minutes, they went from get ready to push, to an adorable healthy baby GIRL! Her name is Halley Mae Gill and weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and she was born at 3:27am.
Mom gets to hold Haylee for the first time!
They took all her little vitals and she is healthy and beautiful!
While they were doing their measurements and checking vitals, Chris never left her side. he followed that little baby girl around the room and had theis protective and loving vibe that i can't quite put into words. When they put her on the table to measure, i think she got cold and started crying, this is one of my favorites of Chris, i could barely make out what he was saying, but he whispered over and over " It's okay... I'm right here..."....
After a quick bath she was given back to mom and dad to coddle and swoon over. Chris and Heather had the whole family in when they announced her name. I held her right after they announced and just looking at this small child, who is now Haylee and realized she was going to be in my life from here on out, that she was family, a part of us. It was a little overwhelming. Here is this new person that is a part of us forever...And i can't wait to get to know her.
We are so excited to welcome Haylee Mae Gill into this world! Congratulations to Chris and Heather Gill!
I know this post is a little long! But in honor of my baby niece I'll be giving away a photoshoot later this week! Make sure you check in 'like' the jenn wagner facebook page for your chance to win! : )
Oh man, sorry if this is a bit off topic but do you like soccer? You should check out the Supa Copa final anyway, it was a pretty awesome game! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOWHHnqBtO0
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