Hospital Day 2

Even though we are now home from the hospital I wanted to write a bit about Luke's second day. The second day was a good transition day where Mom and I got a bit of sleep and Luke was introduced to lots of friends, family, and most importantly his sister.

Just before lunch Grams and Pa Pa brought Alyce to the hospital to meet her brother. I met them all at the front entrance so I could do the introduction. For a full recount of Alyce's first visit check out the post on her blog.


After lunch Grams, Pa Pa, and Alyce left which game us time to take a nap. Luke was at the nurses station and we power napped for two hours.

Once dinner was over we had a steady stream of visitors for the rest of the night. Our friends Matt and Lauren, Josh, Tammy and Gideon, and Liz stopped by. Luke's god parents Trent and Lisa with their daughter Shelby came by. Grams, Pa Pa, Grandma, and Alyce finished up the night. So that makes 10 adults over the course of one evening.

Delivery Recap

So yesterday afternoon Mommy started having contractions again. At our doctors direction we started to get ready to go to the hospital. We showed up around 2:30 p.m. and spent a while in the Woman's Evaluation Unit until they could find a free bed in the Labor & Delivery wing. Once we were moved to that wing they broke Mommy's water and at that point we weren't going home. Around 7:00 Mom needed an epidural as contractions started in earnest. Between 7 and 8 Mom dilated from 5cm to 10cm in what must have been some killer contractions as some pain crept in under the epidural.

Around 9:00 is when things started to accelerate. The room was transitioned into delivery mode and we started pushing. In sharp contrast to Mom's last delivery the pushing phase was extremely short. Mom only had to push for 5 contractions and out popped our son. It happened so fast we hardly had time to take pictures.

Post birth Grams and I stayed with Mom and Grandma kept watch over Lucas. Once Lucas was stabilized and we took pictures he was transferred up to the nursery for more routine evaluation and to get cleaned up. At around midnight Mom and I were moved up to the Mom and Baby floors with the first feeding around 1:00. When the feeding and nurse's introductions were finished it was around 2:00 in the morning and time to go to bed.

At 4:00 a.m. they rolled Lucas back in for another feeding. Lucky for me I didn't have to get up and slept through most of that episode.

Welcome To The World Lucas Carver

Mom and I would like to announce the birth of our son Lucas Carver. Born at 9:26 p.m., weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz., and at a length of 21 1/4". Mom is doing fine and Luke is mostly fine. He is having a minor transitional breathing issue where he makes lots of little grunting noises rather than normal silent breathing. It can't be too serious an issue since they left him with us for nearly 2 hours once we reached the new mother rooms. I will keep everyone updated of any changes.

Now for pictures!






More to come once I get some sleep.

It's a boy

At The Hospital

So here we are at the hospital. Mom has been moved into a delivery room but we still have a ways to go. Mom isn't in too much pain but we are thinking that is about to change.

Tonight Or Tomorrow

Mommy just had another weekly visit with the doctor and the news is good. The doc thinks that Mom could go into labor any minute. She is almost three centimeters dilated and 100% effaced.

We received special instructions that if any contractions show up to just go to the hospital. Ready or not here he comes.

Names

The polls are still open on baby names if you haven't voted yet I recommend doing so. Mom and I have decided to wait until we see the new baby to give him a name. Hopefully soon after delivery we will have a name for the face. The best way to find out what we chose is to come back here once Twinkle is born.

Sunday And Still No Baby

So here we are on Sunday and no baby. Mommy's contractions from Thursday and Friday have subsided and we are back to waiting for something to happen. The break in the action is giving me some time to get some things done around the house. None of which is related to the baby coming, but it is one less thing I have to do after the baby shows up.

Contractions: Part 2

Mommy's contractions are back tonight and with a vengence. They are meeting the requirements for going to the hospital (5 min apart, lasting 1 min). However, the mind numbing intensity doesn't seem to be there. We called the doc's office and their opinion was to come in when mom feels uncomfortable. Knowing our luck we should be at the hospital now and will deliver on the highway.

Labor Scare.

Last night Mommy thought she was going into labor. I thought she was too. Mom has been having contractions for weeks now but they have been pretty low on the pain scale. The ones last night were stopping Mom dead in her tracks. There was no rhythm to them but they were coming quickly for a few hours. Around bedtime they cooled off and things went back to normal.

A positive note from this was that the impending birth pushed me to get some baby stuff done around the house. I got the baby seat out of storage and resized it for a new born, setup the pack n play, and packed my bag for the hospital.

We are more ready for a baby, now we just need the baby.

Another Week To Go

Today Mommy went to her doctor for another checkup. The good news is that the signs of preeclampsia have disappeared. The bad news is that the doctor thinks Mommy has at least another week of being pregnant. I don't think this is exactly the news she wanted to hear.

The contractions continue to come and go. The seem to be causing Mommy some serious pain. However, until they are rhythmic for over an hour it is considered false labor and no delivery is eminent. Mommy's energy is coming in spurts. She goes into sprees where she starts cleaning things around the house.