The day I became an aunt :)

On Friday afternoon around 1:30 I was just at work with Justin and I get a text from my husband saying, "Ashley, Natalie's water broke, she's in the hospital. I'm going after work, I'll let you know more." So here I am so excited and I just want to leave then and there to be with everyone (but I couldn't). Justin was wondering why I was so excited and I told him that my sister-in-law is having a baby girl. He was so excited for me when he realized that means I am going to be an aunt. He asked if he could hold the baby and I had to tell him no, but that I would show him pictures on Monday at school. He then proceeded to tell me "Miss Ashley, you're going to be a good aunt." Melt my heart!! I hope this kid is right!

So as soon as I was done with work I rushed over to my mother-in-law's and rode with them to the hospital. We arrived around 3:30ish and we got to see Natalie in the room. Just a few contractions now and again but nothing too eventful at that point. Hearing the baby's heartbeat on the monitor was so amazing though. I've never experienced hearing that sound like that before. So then we leave the room and let others go in and say hi. My mother-in-law would come out periodically to give us updates on how she was doing. She was dilating so slowly and it got around 8 o'clock when I decided to go home and change my clothes then come back for the night (the doctor said it was going to be an overnighter) I later got a call from Ryan saying that everyone was going home and that we could sleep then go back in the morning. So we get a call from Ryan's mom at 5 or 6 in the morning saying that she had the baby. A couple weeks ago I had put down on the guessing game at Natalie's baby shower how much she would weigh and what day and time she would be born. Well I won the game, I had put down that the baby would be born April 20th at 2:30 pm, would weigh 7 lbs 13 oz and be 20 inches long. Well I got everything right but the inches and the time. She was 21 inches and born at 5:14 am.

So Ryan and I went later that day around noon to see Natalie and the baby. They hadn't decided on a name really yet but when we got there we saw they picked out the name Sadie. Her name is Sadie Faye Hastings. Ryan just gushed at the sight of her. He is so excited to be Uncle Ryan. She is so adorable and tiny and perfect. It's so crazy to think about this beautiful baby girl as just being with our Heavenly Father not too long ago. She really is a miracle, a gift from God. I cannot wait to spoil her and do my best at being a loving, supportive aunt. <3

I am obsessed! <3

xoxo The Rouch's