Kollins Faith Pearce

On Monday night when Nog and I were saying our prayers together we both felt really strongly that we were going to have our little girl in our arms the next day. And guess what about a half hour later at 12:15am Tuesday morning I felt my first contraction. I kept wondering am I going to know when it's a real contraction and oh yes I did know right away, there is no mistaking it for Braxton Hicks. I was so dang excited I ran to the toilet and saw some blood and jumped up and down and on Nog and even cried a little. I was finally going to have my little girl after all the waiting plus the extra 6 days past my due date. :) I wanted to call my mom ASAP but Nog said no haha he said “how about we let mom get some sleep since it's going to be a while for the contractions to pick up.”
In birthing class they said the number one thing and the only thing they wanted me to remember if I forgot everything else was to get my rest and take a nap when in the beginning of labor which sounds easy but people do you have any idea how hard that is when you are way too excited about having a baby you can NOT sleep. So me and Nog went out to the kitchen and made some food, some delicious eggs and toast. Then after he forced me, and I finally fell asleep. :) He's so great I'm so glad I got a couple hours in.
I woke up at 4am with the contractions getting to strong to sleep through. We called my mama and she came right over. When she got here we got our walking gear on and walked for a couple miles to try and get things going. I had back labor the whole time so with each contraction on our walk I would stop and put my arms around Logan while mom pushed on my lower back. Her pushing on my back felt so good and relieved so much of the pain! I don't know what I would have done if she wasn't there with Logan and I to help and coach me. This is the start of it all.

Mom pushing on my back. Poor mom I bet her hands were killing her by the end. She was so AMAZING!

Mom is telling our fellow neighbor "We are in Labor here"
After our walk I laid on the bed for a while, while having contractions mom laid behind me holding me and pushing on my back. Something about MY mom being right there next to me holding me, telling me I CAN do this, while experiencing the hardest thing I have ever done before changed my love for her. It has grown more than I ever thought it could.

After a while I wanted to change positions Nog took care of everything, brought in the tub and filled it all up while I was with mom.

Being in the water helped so much to take the edge off. For a while I laid on Logan with him holding me up. Towards the end I fell asleep between the contractions with Logan holding me, breathing with me, telling me I could do this.

I love my husband!

Heather and Laree came to drop off mom's phone charger. Mom asked if I wanted them to stay. I said yes, I'm so glad they got to be there with me. Even though I was zoned into all that I was doing, knowing they were there gave me so much strength.

This is right when she started to come. Logan has his hand under and can feel her head. They kept telling me to feel it too but I didn't want to at first because before when I was trying to I couldn't feel anything so I didn't want to be disappointed to not feel it again. Finally I did and could feel her entire head with all her hair. I was overwhelmed and said "My Baby"

Then came out this little miracle

My incredible reward

I've seen these pictures about 100 times and still every time I cry. I'm so overwhelmed that my loving Heavenly Father gave me her, this incredible little girl who is ours FOREVER. I am so blessed.

She is my little angel

Born on September 6th 2011 at 11:17am

(11/17 is my moms birthday, I love that)

8pounds 3oz 20 1/4inch long

Kollins Faith Pearce

Thank you to my midwives Stephanie and Jenn,

you two are incredible.

Tick Tock...

My friend who is 3 weeks behind me had her baby this morning.

People! what is happening?...

What's the date today you ask?

I'll tell you, it's not August 31.

It's September the 4th

And.....

No Baby.

Mom got in town last Sunday we have been having so much fun with her here.

I can't believe it's already been one week with her here.

We have gone on MANY walks (walking curbs included), drank weird drinks, she came with me to get a pressure point massage, then followed by a prenatal massage (which by the way felt AMAZING and made me very sore but VERY worth it.) I've gone swimming, Ate spicy foods, bounced on a ball for a LONG time, there's been romance :), i've used a pump (weird) and lastly my sweet mother preformed an enema on me SICK I know! But my sister said it worked for her so I thought hey why not.

Can I just say that that was the funniest experience I have had with my mom in a LONG time. Nog refussed to do it for me and I can't reach, you know what I'm sayin? I was laughing hysterically while my mom was singing to me the itsy bitsy spider. Nog was in the other room cracking up he said hearing the audio was pretty great. What a great mom I have haha.

Even though none of these things worked the memories that were made while doing them all are priceless.

My mom was supossed to be leaving today BUT she isN'T and I am soooo happy about that! She is going to stay until later this week. She has some people from work covering her Tuesday and Wednesday shifts so that mean this little girl needs to come before she has to go back on Thursday. She is sacrificing in missing work and the money that comes with it. She is pretty dang amazing to do that for me wouldn't you say?!

I would!

Heather is having car trouble as well so that means she is going to be staying too until Tuesday. They haven't quite figured out who is going home when or how yet but it will all work out.

It's been so fun seeing my little niece, Brielle. She is the most content happiest baby ever! Really it's amazing she does not make a peep. Macyn is right up there with her in being the perfect baby. I've loved spending this whole week with them all. Makes me kinda glad I am late so I can get more time with them. :)

Kyler saw a sign yesterday while she was driving with Trent that said something about Labor Day on it, Ky said "Dad, when is labor day?" He told her on Monday. She said "you better tell Aunt Annie make sure she knows about Labor Day" haha how fitting would that be if I had her on Labor Day right?

Well, all is going great here we will keep you posted on when little miss Kollins wants to come out and see everyone. :)