ZIVA ALETHEA IS HERE!

Shortly after the epidural took effect it was time to push!  Wow, so quick!!  so within less than an hour from then Ziva was born at 1:15 in the afternoon!  Thank You LORD for a much easier labor and delivery!  Hard labor was only 3 and a half hours this time around (though I had labor for a month if you consider the nearly constant contractions I was having, but at least they weren’t totally painful like hard labor!).  I’m so thankful for the short delivery, even Sam said that it was bearable and maybe we’ll have another baby after this after all! ha ha ha

Ziva was 9 pounds and 7/10ths (.07) of an ounce!  a FULL two pounds more than her sister!  But mommy made it through with no stitches or anything so we are fully on the mend now! PTL once again!!

Mimi & Poppie Christoff were there with us for the whole delivery again this time.  Sam again was the best coach ever, he’s such a fabulous husband!! And gloriously wonderful Daddy! 

My brother Craig and my sister-in-love Joany were watching Vienna and brought her to the hospital three hours after the baby was born.  Vienna got to meet her sister.  You should have seen the joy on her face when she first saw her sister!!!! It was soooooo precious!! I wish I would have had a camera trained on her!   She had a great time meeting Ziva and running around the room full of people she loves.  She got her very own wrist band that said that Ziva was her baby too.  She gave Ziva so many kisses (and still gives her tons of kisses). 

Sam and I stayed the night in the hospital, and the next day, just 27 hours after Ziva was born, we were on our way home!!  Since Tuesday we’ve had many a visitor and have settled into life as the Bibles 4 :)  Sam’s been taking care of his girls (all three of us) and Vienna’s been treated like quite the princess by going on special “field trip” outings with Auntie Joany & Uncle Craig and Mimi & Poppie.  She’s just been soo good and so happy (and thankfully worn out!). 

Last night Ziva slept for 5 hours! So we’re doing pretty good on sleep as well now.  She is still working on learning to eat, but already starting to fall into a pattern for that too.  Life’s good!!

More to come.  Soon we’ll post the meaning of Ziva’s name and explaination as to why we chose it… as many people have been asking :)  It’s a bit longer of a story, so it may take me another day or so.