Aubri Leigh Chaney: Born September 29, 2010, at 5:20 pm

Of all the ways to answer the question "What did you do today?" ....WE HAD A BABY!!

Aubri Leigh Chaney greeted us at 5:20 pm eastern on Wednesday afternoon, September 29. She weighed in at a petite 6 lbs, 13 oz and measured 19.3 inches long.

It's hard to believe 24 hours ago we had just finished enjoying dinner at Momo's Pizza and watching some television at home. Honestly, after leaving our doctor's visit on Monday, both of us were thinking we'd go past the September 30 due date, possibly as late as October 7 when induction would take place.
That all changed around 5 am this morning. Contractions actually woke Casi up around 3 am, but she was able to sleep in between each one. At that point, they were approximately 10 minutes apart. Two hours later, the contractions were becoming much stronger and by 6 am she woke me and it was time to "rock and roll," to use a favorite term of our doctor, David Dixon, who by the way is fine graduate of Auburn University (WAR EAGLE!)

Getting out the door was not an easy task, as the frequency of the contractions was making it hard for Casi to finish getting ready. She persevered though, and we were on our way shortly after 8 am. Less than 20 minutes after arriving at TMH, we heard the words, "you're having a baby today!"

And off we went to the delivery room. Casi, bless her heart, still wasn't getting any relief between contractions. Her delivery nurse said she was having contractions "like a mad woman." Sure enough, it was one contraction right after another.

Casi's parents arrived, her sister and boyfriend followed, and just as we were set to begin delivery around 4:30 pm my parents pulled in, having left Section shortly after 8 am.

By 5:20, delivery was over and Casi was holding precious little Aubri in her arms. Watching it all unfold (and even assisting the nurses in helping Casi) was the most amazing experience of my life. What happened in the delivery room today was nothing short of a miracle, and I thank my Heavenly Father for allowing us to enjoy that experience.

Aubri has been wide-eyed from the moment we saw her. She also loves to pull her little arms up over her face, as we learned during the 4-D last month. But she sure has been well-behaved. She barely made a sound for the first hour or so - and was even silent through her first shot (she didn't get that from her daddy).

After a couple of hours and quite a few photos, we left the delivery room and moved up to the third floor, where we will be stationed until going home later in the week.

And now, finally, after a day that could be described with many words - exhillarting, long, tiresome, precious, joyous, exhausting, fulfilling, surreal, sweet, challenging, amazing, awe-inspiring - it is time to try and get some sleep.

Night, night. Oops, Aubri just woke up!!

What a journey it's been. What a journey it will be.

Tick-tock, Tick-tock, Tick-tock

It's hard to believe nine months have come and gone, but here we are -- on the doorstep of parenthood.

Casi and I have been busy making sure the nursery is just the way we want it. Casi also had two more showers - one from her friends in Blountstown, another from the ladies in our Sunday School class at Celebration Baptist Church. One thing is for sure - little Aubri is already spoiled!!!

When my family started the shower season with a party in Section on the fourth of July, this day seemed a long ways off. How time flies! The last week or so has been spent eliminating those last-minute items from our "to do" list.

As of today, bags are packed, car seats are installed and monitor is set up, just to name a few. We have a couple more things to take care of, but we'll be ready. And the doctor told us on Monday it really could happen at anytime.

So, for now, we're just waiting...waiting for the moment that we'll load up, head to the hospital and get ready to have our lives changed forever!!!

36 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:


How Far Along: 36 Weeks

Size of baby: 18 1/2 inches long and weighs almost 6 lbs. Aubri is the size of a crenshaw melon.

Gender: Girl

Movement: All the time!

Sleep:I have slept pretty well this week.  Thank goodness!

Symptoms: Braxton Hicks contractions and we (as well as the doctor) think she has dropped a little.

What I miss: Non-maternity clothes!

Best Moment this week: Realizing it is less than a month before we meet our little girl.

What I am looking forward to: Our doctor's appointment Tuesday. We are having another ultrasound to better determine Aubri's size.  We get to see our girl again!!!

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