Addison June Crea

I have been staring at the screen for 10 minutes now trying to find the words to describe our emotions at this point but I've just come to the conclusion that there really aren't any. No words can truly describe how much we love this little girl and how thankful we are for her safe arrival.

Miss Addison June Crea was born on Sunday (August 16th) at 10:52am at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue. She weighed 6lbs 15oz and was 19.25" long. She has dark hair and looks just like daddy! My labor, although long, went beautifully. I started having contractions on Thursday night but they were inconsistent and weren't all that painful. By Friday morning, they had subsided so I went about my day which included getting my hair done (just in the nick of time!)and going to the McKasson's concert at the Mandolin Cafe with some of the family. Around 7pm that night the contractions started in again and this time they were a bit more painful and were coming every 5-7 minutes. I still wasn't convinced I was in actual labor considering my bout of contractions the night before that later went away, so I hung out at the concert for a bit longer before heading home. By the time I got home, they had picked up even more and the pain started to increase. Rocco hung out with me and timed them while we decided what we should do. Finally around 3am after not being able to sleep, we called the doctor and he recommended that we go get checked out at the hospital. So, off we went! After getting "checked" we found that although my contractions were strong and consistent, I was only dialated to 1.5cm. Bummer! The nurse recommended we go home and try and get some sleep because she predicted that we would be back within 24 hours (easy for her to say). We arrived back home at around 6am and even though she gave me an Ambien to help me sleep, there was NO WAY I could with contractions coming as hard and often as they were. So you can only imagine the zombie I was having taken an Ambien but then not being able to actually sleep. Rocco told me later about all the funny things I was saying and doing. I am still not sure what that nurse was thinking. Even though I was delirious from A. NO SLEEP and B. Being heavily medicated, I proceeded to take about 6 walks that day, roll around for hours on my exercise ball, vacuum the entire house (even though it didn't need it), walk up and down the stairs about 30 times... I was just bound and determined to not be one of the poor women who labor like that for a week or two before they actually give birth. No thank you! By 7pm that night (Saturday) things really started to pick up. It became much more difficult to walk and/or talk during contractions so I was pretty sure I had made SOME progress. So, once again- off we went. Luckily this time around I was dialated to 3cm which is just enough to get me admitted! Aww, I was SO relieved! From there, I began making phone calls while Rocco grabbed our bags and then we were up and around again trying to keep my labor moving along. We walked the halls for hours with our iphones, calling and texting people to let them know it was "go time." My mom arrived not too long after and was a wonderful help to us! Cali and Heidi, along with the babies, also came up to with us luck! After finally reaching 5cm, my new best friend arrived... the anesthesiologist! Wow, what a relief that was. The epidural was quick and relatively painless and allowed me to finally get a little shut eye. My mom, Rocco, and I all dozed on and off for a couple of hours (well, Rocco was snoring so I think he was doing a little more than dozing...) until finally getting checked again around 9am (Sunday) and hearing the good news, I was 10cm and ready to rock and roll! Wahoooo! The frantic phone calls started, as we were thinking originally we would have a BIT more notice but I certainly wasn't complaining. Luckily for the family, the doctor look about an hour and a half to arrive so everyone was able to make it for Addison's big debut! Even though the actual labor seemed like an eternity, the delivery went quick! 30 minutes and she was out (thank you, thank you very much!). :) My mom and Rocco were both in the delivery room as my coaches and Heidi and Cali were the paparazzi (see pictures). The rest of the family stood outside the room with their ear's to the door! It couldn't have been a more perfect delivery, I felt SO blessed. And then there she was... my sweet little baby girl. Talk about the most amazing experience a woman will ever go through. Holding her for the first time was a moment I will cherish forever. She was perfect, and all ours.

Love,
The Crea's