amelie sol.

Amelie Sol arrived in our arms on April 3rd, at 7:17 a.m.

This post is about 5 months late, but better late than never! This little human being of mine, Emiliano's "mini-me" as well call her, is such a beautiful person. Emiliano & I had many expectations for our bebe...

"Will he/she have your eyes? My lips? Your skin color or mine?"

"Will we have a boy or girl? Amadeo or Amelie?"

"Will she be calm? Let us sleep at night? Have colics?!"

The truth is Amelie has been more than what could have ever expected! I know all parents think that of their children, but we are lucky with Amelie! She's truly a gem. People have told us she has sangre fuerte, which means she has a strong energy that can be felt by others. Strangers come up to us & ask if they can tough her hair, which she has A LOT of! :)

How this little one came into out lives is such a surprise. I call her my surprise bebe. I spent my first three months in pure shock, trying to cope with the different symptoms I had felt in my previous pregnancy. Everything was so different- from the migraines to the weight gain to the hormonal mood swings!!!

Labor was a new experience as well. I kept hearing from people & my midwife that your second labor is easier than the first, but that was not true for Amelie! Emiliano & I chose to have a natural child birth & we read a lot of info, watched movies, got a doula (Katy was such a HUGE help) to be with us. Honestly, I was a lazy mama-to-be when it came t exercise. I did yoga a couple of times, but I was so beat from working full-time & Ada starting kindergarten, that anytime I had, I rested.

Amelie's due date was April 2nd, & my surges began April 1st, so we were excited to think she would be born right on the date. But the hours passed & my surges would come & go. When they finally kicked in, it only took a matter of two hours for me to go from walking to Emiliano having to hold me up...

*sigh*

Labor was intense. A couple minutes before Amelie was born, my midwife, Annette said, "Rosalia, you just need to push one more time. One big strong push & your baby is out!" I looked at her, then at the clock which read some time after 7 a.m., & I began to cry. I had been in labor for 30 hours, so I found it hard to believe we were at the end of the journey & I would be staring into my baby's eyes. All I could reply was, "Really?!" And she was right. All I had to d was push one more time...






Ada & Amelie meeting for the first time <3 It's been a beautiful time so far. We had some struggle as a family, but who doesn't have those. I would never want to trade anyone in my familia, nor could I imagine being without any of them. Emiliano, Ada & Amelie are each such unique individual, each adding great qualities to the place we call home.
These two girls are going to be inseperable!