Sleeping with mommy shortly after arrival!
The story: I went in for an OB appointment on Monday morning. Everything seemed normal until the mid wife checked my progress. When she was done checking, there was a little gush of fluid and she said, "Oops, I hope I didn't break your water." I was a little anxious throughout the day, as I would feel some little, random leaks. So I talked to some fellow mommy friends, called the OB nurse line, and talked to my mom about what I was experiencing. No one thought too much about it (including myself), except my mom who was pretty sure that my water had been broken. Since she is a mom AND a nurse, we felt we should trust her instincts and get checked out by OB triage. So we took our time, and eventually made our way to OB, not really thinking it was time. After the nurse and the resident checked me, however, it was clear that my water had broken, and that I would be having the baby then. We moved over to labor and delivery, got the epidural, watched football, and eventually got Pitocin to move things along. I guess when the water breaks, the risk of infection increases, so they want to get the baby out within 12-18 hours (or something like that). Since I had waited many hours to come in, they gave me Pitocin to speed up the labor process. At 1:51 am, our little man arrived, pink and crying! Just perfect! Everything went smoothly, until about 6:00am when we realized that I was hemorrhaging. I was feeling really dizzy, and almost passed out a few times. I will spare you the details, but the doctor removed some clots, and gave me some more Pitocin...I felt much better later that morning, with just a little weakness and fatigue from being anemic. Overall, we are feeling very happy, healthy, and blessed!
It was such a wonderful experience to be able to deliver in the delivery room (as opposed to the OR), and have Brooks with us for the hospital stay. He is nursing, and much more alert than his preemie sister was when she was a baby. We are so grateful for a full term pregnancy (38 weeks), and a healthy baby boy! Thank you for all of the visitors, thoughts, prayers, emails, phone calls, text messages, meals, gifts, and love! We love you all!
Leaving the hospital.
Brooks is not a huge fan of his car seat, as you can see!
This picture also helps you see what a little peanut he is!
Brooks had his newborn pictures taken yesterday.
This is the only one we have seen, but will post more as they arrive.
Kylie is loving being a big sister. She is doing amazingly well with Brooks. She loves to help by getting diapers, picking up his pacifier, and bringing me blankets. Sadly, she has had a little cold, so we have been trying to keep them apart as best we can. So we have not had the chance for pictures with all four of us. We will take some soon, and pass them along! Thanks again for the love and support!
Congratulations Emily and Jon! Brooks is adorable and I am so glad that everything went well. We can't wait to meet him!
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