Welcome Lucy!

She's here! And a girl! Lucy Alaina Reid arrived at 8:36 pm on Friday, November 13th, her due date. I went to work that morning as usual and taught for about an hour before I started having contractions. I was not a very effective teacher that morning so I left at 9:30 and drove home. Brian came home soon after and we left for the hospital pretty much right away because my contractions were very close together. The ride to the hosptial was one of the longest half hours of my life!

For a first baby she came pretty quickly and I pushed for an hour and a half before we got to meet her for the first time! She was smaller than we thought she'd be and had more hair than we thought she'd have. It is hard to tell from the pictures but the color is a reddish blond. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long.

So far in her first 24 hours of life things have been pretty hectic. Lucy and I have different blood types so she was at risk for jaundice. After a couple of tests it was determined that her bilirubin levels were too high so she has begun light therapy, hence the glow worm picture! She doesn't seem to like the blue light much but she's being a trooper!

We are overwhelmed with love for our baby girl and I've never seen a prouder papa. We are so lucky to be her parents! Thank you for all the love and support. Love-Brian, Crystal and Lucy