It happened. After posting initially on Facebook I figure I better give the whole run down here (with pictures). On Sept 4 / 2014 at 5:24 am Roo was born. He weighed 8 pounbds 3 (actually he was 2.9) ounces and was 21 inches long.
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With Roo, Angel was so high risk for preterm labor that we expected him to come every day. So it was weird to have go actually have him go to 39 weeks. Last week the doctor decided that they could break Angel's water so an appointment was made for Sept 3rd at 8:00 pm. Many people asked why schedule it for the evening and we don't know. Maybe it was so the hospital wouldn't be so busy, but that didn't work. In short, we don't know why it was scheduled for that time. My mom came up to watch the kids while we went into the hospital.
Angel had actually been having regular, strong contractions starting at 5:00 pm that day, almost as if her body had just been waiting for an appointment. We got her all checked in at the hospital and set up in a birthing room. Since she was contracting they didn't break her water right away, but did so at about 11:00. By midnight she has having very painful contractions and she got her lovely epidural. The medicine took well and she was able to get some relief. I snatched a few hours of sleep at that point, which was nice. but woke up at about 3:00 as Angel was having some discomfort. We got her adjusted and at 4:00 the nurses said she was ready to start pushing.
Roo was quite obstinate. He kept slipping back up after she would push him down. The doctor came in at about 4:40 and said that he had dreamed that this kid would be 9 pounds 2 ounces. We hoped he was wrong and enjoyed his good humor for the rest of the delivery. We felt bad for our nurse, Taylor. She went off shift at 5:00 and had been so wonderful during the whole process but didn't get to see Roo. When he did come he came quickly. As he crowned the doctor commented about how big and hairy his head was. They were a little worried about the state of his amniotic fluid and that he might have breathed some in, but he was fine. I remember Kanga's birth and that she fussed and cried a bit as they were cleaning her off but Roo was quite and stoic through the whole process. He gasped a little after they suctioned him out, but other than that he just wiggled and looked around. His eyes were open for most of the time and he would move around, but didn't make any noise. That sounds like it should be worrying but it wasn't.
The staff here at the hospital have been great and we should be able to go home today. Roo's delivery and first day couldn't have gone better. He's passed his tests and is feeding well. He is a quite boy who has slept quite a bit, but done well. Angel even had to wake him up for his first shift of evening feedings. Kanga and Tigger came to visit and both approve of their new brother. It's been a wonderful experience here and we are looking forward to getting him home.
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With Roo, Angel was so high risk for preterm labor that we expected him to come every day. So it was weird to have go actually have him go to 39 weeks. Last week the doctor decided that they could break Angel's water so an appointment was made for Sept 3rd at 8:00 pm. Many people asked why schedule it for the evening and we don't know. Maybe it was so the hospital wouldn't be so busy, but that didn't work. In short, we don't know why it was scheduled for that time. My mom came up to watch the kids while we went into the hospital.
Angel had actually been having regular, strong contractions starting at 5:00 pm that day, almost as if her body had just been waiting for an appointment. We got her all checked in at the hospital and set up in a birthing room. Since she was contracting they didn't break her water right away, but did so at about 11:00. By midnight she has having very painful contractions and she got her lovely epidural. The medicine took well and she was able to get some relief. I snatched a few hours of sleep at that point, which was nice. but woke up at about 3:00 as Angel was having some discomfort. We got her adjusted and at 4:00 the nurses said she was ready to start pushing.
Roo was quite obstinate. He kept slipping back up after she would push him down. The doctor came in at about 4:40 and said that he had dreamed that this kid would be 9 pounds 2 ounces. We hoped he was wrong and enjoyed his good humor for the rest of the delivery. We felt bad for our nurse, Taylor. She went off shift at 5:00 and had been so wonderful during the whole process but didn't get to see Roo. When he did come he came quickly. As he crowned the doctor commented about how big and hairy his head was. They were a little worried about the state of his amniotic fluid and that he might have breathed some in, but he was fine. I remember Kanga's birth and that she fussed and cried a bit as they were cleaning her off but Roo was quite and stoic through the whole process. He gasped a little after they suctioned him out, but other than that he just wiggled and looked around. His eyes were open for most of the time and he would move around, but didn't make any noise. That sounds like it should be worrying but it wasn't.
The staff here at the hospital have been great and we should be able to go home today. Roo's delivery and first day couldn't have gone better. He's passed his tests and is feeding well. He is a quite boy who has slept quite a bit, but done well. Angel even had to wake him up for his first shift of evening feedings. Kanga and Tigger came to visit and both approve of their new brother. It's been a wonderful experience here and we are looking forward to getting him home.
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