I Had a Baby!

Kinda sad that something as important and special as a baby being born wasn't even mentioned on here but that's just how crazy life has been for about a year.

This is me the morning of my induction. I think I look a little bigger in the picture than I actaully was, but boy did I FEEL that huge!

This is waiting for the nurses to do their magic. Notice on the table the baby blanket I still needed to finish crocheting the edge. I did that through some pretty painful contractions. I finished just before my epidural.

My PRIZE!! I think I took this picture the day after.

Slightly opened eyes. Look at all that dark hair!

Peeking from the side of the bassinet.

Normal little ears too. :)

Going home. What I remember is that some old lady brought me up a kid size wheelchair. Can you believe ME trying to squeeze into a small wheelchair just after giving birth?! I could hardly get in and out of it.

Soon after coming home and he needed a diaper change. We needed everyone's help.

I meant EVERYONE. (Look how tiny!)

We did something a little different this time. I had Jon (since he brought his laptop with him anyway) keep a journal of how things progressed. Here's how it went down:

9/29/09

7:20 am – arrived at the hospital

8:15 am – started pitocin, 2 cm

8:35 am – Dr. Bitner breaks Stacy’s water

9:20 am – nurse changed towels, noticed light colored meconium

10:45 am – 4 cm, 80% effaced

11:10 am – epidural administered

11:40 am – 6 cm, 90% effaced, epidural only working on left side

11:50 am – 7 cm, 100% effaced, epidural is now working on right side, nurse gives Stacy oxygen, baby’s heart rate dropping at every contraction from 120 to 80

11:55 am – 7.5 cm

12:00 pm – 10 cm, nurse calls for Dr. Bitner.

12:18 pm – baby arrived, 6lb 10oz. Jaron Matthew?

This was copied straight from his Word document. Notice the 11:55-12:00 difference? Crazy, huh? The nurse had her hand on the baby's head pretty much from when I noticed the epidural only working on one side til she called the dr. I was soooo glad I couldn't feel that.

Well, that's all for the birth of our 5th baby. He's been a joy all of his 8 months here.