baby Cora is born :)

[LC]

so...can I just say that I had the easiest delivery imaginable!? I thought my last one went really smoothly but this one was amazing. i was induced around 4am. contractions never hurt, and around 5am they gave me the epidural because the anesthesiologist was "in the area". So they just gave it to me even though it wasnt hurting yet. from 5 until 8am I basically just laid around waiting to dilate fully. Around 8am my water broke, and starting speeding things up with the dilation. Around 8:45 it was time to push, and at 8:47 she was born! I literally pushed 4 times...lol! easy peasy.

Cora Nichole Clark
8lbs 5oz, 20.25 inches
5/13/10

seconds before pushing

daddy cutting the cord

terrible hospital breakfast

big sis and mimi

Cora in her crib for the first time

 

[littlepickle]

Congratulations Lauren & family! Great pics

Sisi looks so proud

 

[hello_my_apple]

congrats girl! even in labor your make up looks awesome lol.

 

[nursee81]

congrats girl she is beautiful

 

[LMD84]

oh wow! your new daughter is beautiful!

just like you and the rest of your family! and i think Cora is a lovely name. pleased to hear you had a good birth too.... so far all my friends have had horror stories so it relaxes me to know that some are good!!

i wish you and your family all the best for the future!

 

[purrtykitty]

Beautiful family, Lauren! And congrats on the new addition, too...she is too precious! You gotta be the most adorable person to ever be in a hospital robe, lol!

 

[xxManBeaterxx]

Congrats!! She looks just like daddy in the last picture!! Cora is a beautiful name

 

[peachsuns]

Congratulations!
Wishing all the best for you and your family!

 

[kissmypinkstar]

Congratulations, hon!!!

Cora is a beautiful name.

All the best for you and your family

 

[QueenBam]

HELLO CORA!!!! Welcome into the worrrrllllddd!!

and Lauren, those are srsly the best "post partum" pics i've ever seen... how do you not look insanely tired?? haha

 

[nez_o]

congratulations! She is so beautiful!

 

[nunu]

Congratulations Lauren! I am so glad things went smoothly. She is so cute!

 

[MzzRach]

Big hugs and congrats! Your new daughter is beautiful, you and your hubby must be over the moon.

 

[kittykit]

Congratulations to you and your family! Your daughter's really cute

 

[InspiredBlue]

Congratulations Lauren!

 

[TheTeenageMuse]

Congrats! What a great big sister Cora has! Is it inappropriate to point out that your makeup still looked amazing minutes before you gave birth?

 

[claralikesguts]

congrats!!! you look so beautiful in all the pictures

Cora is such a lovely name!

 

[Junkie]

Sooo cute! She looks a lot like her daddy!
Congrats

And omg! haha, you look amazing after giving birth....gah! I was so sweaty and gross afterwards. And it was so quick! Lucky

 

[coachkitten]

Congrats Lauren!!

 

[LilLatnLdy]

Congratulations to you and your husband! You have such a beautiful family and i'm so happy that everything went well for you...and you look amazing as always!