Cerly's birth video!

The day that Cerly was born was definitely a day that I will never forget. From the moment I woke up that morning I knew it was going to be one of the best days of my life and I was so excited! I know I said this before, but I am SO thankful that I had my friend Julie doing the pictures of the entire day. She captured every single moment that I get to look at forever! So many friends and family have asked to see all the pictures from that day so I finally got together a video of all of them. (well most of them....some were a little too much for the blog!) There are just so many and there was no way I could blog all of them so I put them in a video.

However, I did pick out some of my favorites from that day to post tonight. There were also some memories from that day that I wanted to remember so here we go....

Brandon was amazing. I knew that he would be. That day I felt like the luckiest girl ever, as well as many other days. I just love knowing that he truly loves me, more than I deserve sometimes,  and that he would do anything for me. He is just so affectionate and genuine when he loves me and he made that day extra special.

Cerly came fast. Like really fast. I went from 5cm to 10cm in like 30 minutes, it was crazy. Julie had told me that she was going to run to Walgreens to grab another battey. We didn't think it would be a big deal at all. She had been gone like 10 minutes when I told the nurse that I thought Cerly was about to come. The nurse looked at me like I was crazy since she had just checked and said I had a few hours to go. I told the nurse she should please check again. (I knew. I had done this before!) As soon as she checked she said.....

"Oh wow there is the head. Lay back, don't move, don't push. I gotta call the doctor!"

Like I said....I knew it was time. At that moment I realized Julie was not back. I wasn't going to push until she got there!!! We called her and within minutes she flew into the room breathing so hard because she had sprint from the parking lot to the room. It was crazy, but she made it!

The doctor came in right after and she was ready to go. I literally pushed a few times and then the doctor said....

"Laugh, cough or sneeze and you will see your baby!!!!"

I thought that was an interesting thing to say. I decided to laugh....and there she was....

I don't want to forget how great my nurse was and how great my doctor was. They were both such a blessing. I prayed that I would have a good-hearted nurse and I definitely got just that. When it was all over she hugged me and I knew she really did care!

When Cerly came out I was looking for 2 things. I wanted to see her face first because I knew I would want to remember that moment forever...and I will. Her face was perfect. She had my nose and she was beautiful. The second thing I wanted to see was between her legs! However, the way the doctor was holding her I couldn't see between her legs.

At that moment I yelled...."Is she still a girl?!"

The doctor said...."Well, she didn't grow a stem in there!"

My doctor constantly cracks me up.

I always wondered if I would love my second child in the same way I loved my first. When I only had Brylee I couldn't imagine how I would. The second I held Cerly I didn't have to wonder anymore. Of course I loved her as much. She was precious. She was beautiful. She was my little girl. I loved that moment when I knew I loved her more than anything and I didn't have to wonder anymore.

When Brylee met Cerly my heart smiled. We gave Brylee a sister...one of the best gifts we could ever give her. Brylee yelled her name the minute she saw her and I won't forget her face. She loved her already.

After she met her Brandon took her to the waiting room to get the rest of the family. I was told that when they walked out there Brylee said....Cerly is here!!! Oh I wish I could have seen that, how precious. She was so proud to be a big sister.

Our families came in minutes after she was born. We have great families. They all showed up that morning in their Baby Horton shirts and they were all so supportive. Plus they looked great. All the nurses said they loved seeing our families all dressed alike!!! My favorite thing was to watch their faces as they each walked in and saw Cerly for the first time. It was a special few minutes.

Falling in love is one of the best feelings ever. December 27, 2010, I fell in love all over again with a tiny little girl. I love you Cerly Grace.

Julie--THANK YOU!!! You really have no idea how much better you made this day for us. You will always be extra special to me!!

All the rest of the pictures are on the video. Please let me know if you have problems viewing it. I think it should be good to go! Once you click on the link you should be able to make the picture full screen--and make sure you can hear the music! It's 9 minutes long if you are interested in seeing it. The middle part is the birth....my favorite :) What an amazing day that was....watch for yourself if you have time!

Click HERE to view video!