Wearing a serious face with Daddy
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Molly's Name
A lot of people have asked about Molly's name. Molly came from my great grandmother on my mothers side. She was from Tipperary and her name was actually Mary, but she was known as Molly. Shea was John's suggestion in honor of the old home of the Mets. I wanted Molly with no middle name and John wanted Shea. It wasn't until the delivery room when John suggested Molly Shea and I loved it! It was the perfect name for our new little girl.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
All Dressed Up
Male Pattern Baldness
Molly has been diagnosed with something referred to as male pattern baldness. A team of doctors is dumbfounded as to how a seemingly healthy one month old girl is suffering from an ailment that usually affects men in their early forties. The condition usually stems from the mothers side and can be traced back to her father. One theory is that Molly misses Pops so much that she wanted to look like him. Doctors warned that if left untreated, it could progress to hair growth in the nose and ears.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
First Bath
All Cleaned Up
She Has Arrived!
On Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 5:34 am, we welcomed Molly Shea Pitts into the world. She weighed in at 7 lbs., 9 oz., was 19 inches long with a 13.5 inch head circumference.
Since my water broke, but I wasn't having contractions I needed to be induced. After fifteen hours without consistent contractions, I finally agreed to go on Pitocin. That did the trick immediately and after almost 3 1/2 hours of intense contractions and 15 minutes of pushing (that felt like 15 hours!), Molly was here. I was sad that I needed to be induced, but happy that I didn't have an epidural or any pain medication.
This picture is about fifteen minutes after she was born. Since her head and first shoulder came out okay John was able to deliver her the rest of the way and help the midwife put her on my belly.
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