Madeline Grace Wills

This morning at 0345 Aleta woke me up and said it's time to go to the hospital. At a little after 0430 we had finally arrived and was told that she was dilated to about 5 cm and that because of how far away we lived they would go ahead and admit her. They also said that when the new shift of doctors came in at 0730 they would break her water and see how things progressed. Well we waited and she had small but consistent contractions about 2-3 minutes apart and at about 0800 the doctors finally came in and broke Aleta's water! After breaking her water they left to start the tub in another room because Aleta had expressed interest in a water birth, however 10 minutes after her water was broke I was running down the hall to let them know that she was now pushing. At 0819 Madeline Grace Wills was born. (The girls got to choose the middle name). Madeline was 8 lbs 11.6 oz. and 21" long. Both Aleta and Madeline are doing well and are expected to be released sometime tomorrow afternoon! Below are some pics of Maddie and her sisters meeting her for the first time!