To make a long story short, the day of Wednesday, January 12th started at 1:47am for me. I woke up and my back was hurting but pregnancy makes that normal. So I took a trip to the restroom and climbed back in bed. A few minutes later I heard a little voice say "Momma". So a little after 2am Makena joined us in bed. In hindsight, I think she may have been aware that something was changing. By 3am, I noticed my contractions were more intense. Then by 4am, I decided to take a shower to see if the contractions (~6 minutes apart) would stop. I woke Don up to let him know. By 4:45am, it was time to call the doctor with contractions anywhere from 2-6 minutes apart. After making a few calls and dropping Makena off at the Davis' house (Thanks Amy and Brian for keeping our precious girl all day!!) we reported at the hospital by 5:45am. After pretty quick progress to 8 cm, meconium discovered in the amniotic fluid, no progress to dialate, and Brooklyn's heart rate starting to show signs of distress, we decided God gave us the sign we needed to go to a c-section. The c-section ended up being very painful for me but our joy was shouted to the heavens at 1:43pm when BROOKLYN KENNEDY CARROLL entered the world. She weighed 8 lbs 14 oz and was 19 inches long...a chunky little thing compared to Makena. Brooklyn is beautiful and looks a lot like Makena.
We thank God for his guidance through the pregnancy, labor, and delivery as well as all of the family and friends supporting us.
Here are a few photos capturing Brooklyn's debut:
After being cleaned off in the operating room.
Look at our chunky monkey.
First photo with Mom and Dad (Momma is looking a little exhausted). 
Being shown to the paparazzi (or family as we like to call them).
After a very long and confusing day, Makena meets her sister for the first time. 
So glad she's here safe and sound. Love how much she and Makena look alike. I can't wait to see Makena as a big sis!
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