Adele Phoebe Stubbs

Well, our little Adele came to us early this morning. She is so adorable. She looks to be a good mix between all of the kids but we will have to see. I have posted some of the hospital pictures and will get more posted after we get some more.

So, I have to tell you about my wife. Many of you know Melissa as the passive, easy going individual that must tolerate an opinionated, proactive, and yes often adorable husband. Well, I promise that the following did occur though I am sure she will underplay the story.

Okay, so Melissa started having contractions Saturday around noon. they were progressively getting closer and stronger. (of course they were she was in labor.) She was nervous because she was afraid it might be false labor. Though she new it was labor after she tossed her cookies after dinner like morning sickness. When the contractions ranged between 5 and 10 minutes she called and her doctor sent her in to the hospital. Well, the resident doctor that was on the floor came in and checked Melissa and she had dilated slightly. She asked about Melissa's birth plan because the baby was transverse and after having had a previous C-section needed to know what Melissa wanted.

To my surprise, Melissa skipped over all of her previous conversations with her doctors and said that her Birth Plan was to get the baby out by any means. The resident said that it wasn't standard practice to perform elective C-sections on Saturday night at midnight and that they would not perform a C-section unless she was in active later. Without skipping a beat Melissa stared into her eyes and said, "I am not leaving this hospital with this baby still in my stomach." You could have cut the tension with a knife. Melissa didn't budge.

Needless to say she was in active labor (a mother of four knows her body) and she did have a C-section because Adele could not get into position. Adele Phoebe Stubbs was born on March 22, 2009 at 3:43 am. She weighed 8lbs. 1 oz. and was 20.5 inches in length. For those of you who have had the privilege of experiencing Norah, they have very similar personalities.

I was very proud of Melissa for going toe to toe with that lady. I just smiled and thought to myself that I was glad it was not me on the receiving end.