Seer Isabella has Arrived

Words cannot express how incredibly grateful I am for the birth of Seer. She has brought so much peace and love to my heart. There was a rush of emotion when she was born and tears came to my eyes. I was so excited to meet her and because we had waited a year and a half for her the meeting was so much more intense and special. She is such a blessing and a gift from Heavenly Father that I hope I can live up to and be appreciative of always.

Seer Isabella Ellison was born April 14, 2009 at 8:01 PM. She weighed 6 Pounds 13 Ounces and 19.5 Inches Long. Here is what her name means from the Bible dictionary. "A seer is a revelator and a prophet also” (Mosiah 8: 15-16), and when necessary he can use the Urim and Thummim or holy interpreters (Mosiah 8: 13; Mosiah 28: 16). There have been many seers in the history of God’s people on this earth, but not so many as there have been prophets. “A seer is greater than a prophet . . . and a gift which is greater can no man have . . . “ (Mosiah 8: 15-18). Joseph Smith is the great seer of the latter days. In addition, the First Presidency, the Council of the Twelve, and the Patriarch to the Church are sustained as prophets, seers, and revelators."

We checked into the hospital at 4 PM Tuesday April 14th at the new hospital Sacred Heart at River Bend. It was a beautiful resort style hospital. Our room was spacious and new with a nice view of tall trees and the sky. By 5 or so my doctor had come in, my IV was in with the pitocin and my antibiotics for the Group B strep. I had a student nurse along with the regular CNA so that made things interesting. The first time she tried to put the IV in she hit a valve. I think that hurt more than the labor pains. After minutes of that she redid it on my other arm. Ouch! They then broke my water and within a half hour my contractions (that I could feel) had started. Within the hour they got intense. Somehow it wasn’t as bad as I remember. I was able to breathe through them thinking about the reward of Seer and that got me through it. Having Josh by my side always helps. I had dilated 2 more centimeters by now. I was at 4 when I arrived. They called the anesthesiologist soon after that and I got my epidural. It took about a half hour for the pain to decrease and then it was smooth sailing. At around 7:50 PM I felt a lot of pressure. My doctor arrived soon after and after 3 pushes Seer was born at 8:01 PM.

The kids have really enjoyed her. I was suprised that the first couple of days I was taking turns with the kids to hold her. All I wanted to do was hold her. She is really a good baby and doesn't really cry. She just makes noises. I can't wait to raise her.