Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Peter's Birth Story















I woke up Sunday Morning, the day after Christmas.  My water had broken!!  Very exciting.  At first Ryan didn't believe me.  "Are you sure?" he asked.  "YES, I'm sure!"  We called his mom to come watch the boys.  We headed to the hospital.  On the way there I had a few contractions.  By the time they got me "hooked up"  it was 10am.  We went for a few walks around the halls and would head back to the room so they could check on the baby.
When we got back my midwife noticed that the baby's heart rate was low.  They were concerned.  They gave me oxygen.  We talked about the possibility of a C-section.  I started to cry thinking about it all.  As we waited his heart rate came back up.  They suggested that in case of a C-section it would be best to get an epidural.  I agreed.  Time went by and by 1 they wanted to give me Pitocin to speed things up, since my water was broken.  As we did that things did speed up.  By 5 pm I was at a 6, then 530, ready to push!  I was so excited to see him.  He came at 556pm.  My Dear SIL came to the hospital to take pictures for us.  Thank you LEISA!  And of course thank you COURT for editing them.
I'm so grateful to have this little guy here.  We all just love him.  His big brother Harrison especially can't get enough of him.
Thanks to everyone for all their love and Support!

2 comments:

Mom of four said...

What a great story! He's precious. Congratulations!!

Anonymous said...

Aww! Such great picture ;)
Thank you for letting me be part of your special day.

So, down on your blog counter on your sidebar makes me a little concerned. Is that really a countdown to a breast augmentation? BWAHAHAH!