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Here today....gone tomorrow

He's here!!!!!!!!!!!!

The day had finally come!  My sweet baby was going to be born!

 

I was told to come into the hospital around 10 AM and my c-section would be scheduled for 12:30.  We dropped ds off with my mom and headed to the hospital.  I was so hungry and thirsty since I wasn't allowed to eat anything after midnight.

 

We got to the hospital and got checked into a room.  The room was really big and way off to the end of a hallway.  No one else was around us at all.  In fact, I never saw any other patients until we were leaving.

 

DH and I watched TV for a while.  The nurse came in and told us the c-section before me was running late.  I didn't get an IV placed until noon.  Then FIL, DH's grandma, my mom and ds came to the hospital.  There is a small viewing room where they are able to see the c-section and the baby right after he comes out.  Dr. F. came in and talked to me about what was going to happen.  I was a little nervous, but suprisingly not too bad. 

 

 

 

Finally, around 2:30 PM they came and got me and we walked down to the OR.  DH had to wait outside the doors while I got my spinal...which was also not a big deal.

 

DH came in and it seemed like only minutes later Baby B was born.  I saw them lift him up over the curtain and he was screaming.  He looked good.  They brought him over to the table to clean him up and DH took some pictures of him.

 

 

 

He was born at 2:52 PM and weighed 7lbs 11oz and was 20.75 inches long.

 

 

Before I knew it, the surgery was over and they were transferring me back to the bed.  They wheeled me back to my room and I was able to hold Baby B.  He looked perfect...a lot like ds #1.  His hair is a little darker than ds #1 and it's hard to see what color eyes he has.  They look dark blue.

 

TBC....

 

 

 

How big will Baby B be?

Me:  8lbs 8oz,  21 in

DH:  7lbs 10oz,  20 in

DS:  9lbs 0oz,   22 in

Grandma:  8lbs 4oz
Grandpa:  8lbs 4oz,  22 in

Aunt L.:  8lbs 7oz,  22 in

Aunt C.:  8lbs 10oz,  22 in

Uncle B.:  7lbs 9oz,  19 in

Amy:  7lbs 1oz,

Dawn:  8lbs 4oz,  20 in

Maria:  8lbs 2oz,  21.5 in

Kathryn:  7lbs 4oz,  21 in

Shaun:  7lbs 5oz,  20.75 in

Sarah:  8lbs 6oz

Jill:  8lbs 0oz,  20 in

Jen:  8lbs 9oz,  20.5 in

Vicky:  8lbs 11oz,  21 in
Amy F.:  8lbs 12oz,  21.5 in


And the winners are....

DH for the weight (only an oz. off!) and Shaun for the height which was right on!

39w2d appt. and u/s

So u/s went well.  Baby B is measuring 8lbs 8oz!

 

Then I saw my OB.  Long story short, I am 5 cm dilated!  WTH?  However, we all know that is means nothing and I could be pregnant forever (ok not really).  We decided to schedule a c-section for Thursday (8/23/12) and just hope that Baby B decided to join us sooner so I can still try for my VBAC.

 

Seeing as I am now writing this post on 8/22, things aren't looking too good for my VBAC attempt and are looking more like a repeat c-section.  This made me a little sad this morning when I woke up and realized I wasn't in labor.  I started to come up with the "pros" of having a c-section...

 

1.  No one has to look at my lady parts/hemorrhoids

2.  My lady part remain just a destroyed as they are today

3.  I know when I am going to drop ds off with my mom

4.  I get 2 more weeks paid off of work

5.  I will not have an emergency c-section and therefore will be awake when Baby B is born

 

 

 

 

39 weeks (4.5 years ago & today)

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