Birth Story- for those interested in that sort of thing

My due date was April 20th. On the 19th, I was in the Big Lots parking lot with my mom and kids and I started to pee my pants, at least that was a question on my mind. As I continued to go and I had zero control of myself, I realized my water must have broken. This was around 6 pm. We headed to the hospital, where I was admitted but having very little for contractions. I managed to convince the Doctor and nurses that I didn't need Patossin, (SP) to get my labor going until 3:30 am. I was finally able to sleep from 4am until 5:30 when I woke both George and my mom up to tell them I could no longer sleep through the contractions and that I didn't want to go it alone while they slept peacefully by my side. Here's where it gets good.... at 6:30 ish am, the nurse came in to check my cervix before she got off shift at 7am. She told me I was dilated to a 7 and the head was still "up there a ways." So I continued on, disappointed that I wasn't further into this procedure, as it was getting old and I hadn't slept much in the past 24+ hours and was very tired. Well, maybe 3 contractions later, right in the middle of the contraction, I felt the baby's head drop down into position and I knew I couldn't wait any longer. I told my mom to go get the doctor cause I was ready. When he came in just minutes later, he frantically set up for delivery and told me, "When you want to start pushing you can push because you are very ready to deliver." So with 2, Yes I said TWO, pushes later the baby was out. What a relief!! What a great delivery. I couldn't ask for more. Then comes the announcement of gender. I asked G what we had and he said, "another girl." Puzzled, I said, "we had another girl? I can't believe we had another girl?" And yes, he wasn't tricking this time either, we had had another girl!! But God knows what He is doing and He gave us the perfect baby for our family. We are very happy to have "another girl!"

IT'S A GIRL!!!

BRITYN ALEXIS RICHARDS
Arrival Date: April 20th
Arrival Time: 6:54 AM
Weight: 7lb 5oz
Length: 20 in
Condition: PERFECT!

Mom and her three beautiful girls. Don't mind me, I wasn't looking so hot but I was feeling good. Everyone is very excited to have another little love around.

MyKenzie is such a proud sister, she wants to hold Brityn constantly and made sure she was the "first" to hold her new sister. She is always asking to hold and help with her.

This is our Brityn. Yes, she does look like her Daddy, at least that is what everyone says. It's sort of crazy how Mom does all the hard work of nine months and birth and when each of our children are born they come out looking like Dad and he gets all the credit. Oh well, I figure that if they have Dad's looks, they must have Mom's dynamic personality, right?
You can't tell too well, but she has lots of hair (compared to Niah) and it's sort of dark. Niah's was pure white and Brityn's is a light brown. It's very pretty, as is she!

Big Sister Niah is all about having a new baby. She is very excited and happy to have Brityn around. This was a concern of ours, as Niah can be a little jealous at times. She has so far been showering Brityn with hugs and kisses. This is how she holds her, of which she loves to do. She is pretty proud of her new little sister, she is already telling her stories all the time. She must be teaching her the ropes in our family. Too bad it's all in Spanish or something, I just hope she's telling her the good stuff! Oh what fun, having a new one around!! Thank you God for such a miraculous gift once again!!