We named him Jeremy James. He was born 1:28 pm on Sept 1. He weighed 8 lbs 10.7 oz and was 22 inches long.
We are home now and adjusting to life with a newborn!!!!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Meeting Uncle Tallon and Aunt Kristen
Tallon and Kristen got Jeremy the cutest little sleepers!!! I'll have to get some pictures of him in them and post them later.
Going home!!!!
Also, the hospital took some pics. You can see them if you copy & paste the following link:
http://www.our365.com/NewbornPortraits/BabyDetail.aspx?birthid=739b7c9d-d8d9-4bc1-bbfb-c58ea5b4a39c&babyid=45bc0b68-1f16-47b0-a38a-8d1b3b84e24d
http://www.our365.com/NewbornPortraits/BabyDetail.aspx?birthid=739b7c9d-d8d9-4bc1-bbfb-c58ea5b4a39c&babyid=45bc0b68-1f16-47b0-a38a-8d1b3b84e24d
Meeting the Siblings
Tyler and Kelsie were soooo cute when they met Baby Jeremy for the first time. Kelsie was pretty fixated on the binki and kept asking to switch which one was in his mouth. They both were giving him kisses.
They have been at Grandma Wiles' house all week, and she brought them up to see him Friday morning. She took them to the store first to pick out an outfit for Baby Jeremy. She said they were very opinionated and knew EXACTLY what he wanted to get. Kelsie got him a whinnie-the-pooh sleeper and Tyler got him a soft ("fuzzy") brown sleeper (perhaps a little warm for right now).
Jeremy was so thoughtful, and got Tyler and Kelsie more blocks to play with.
They have been at Grandma Wiles' house all week, and she brought them up to see him Friday morning. She took them to the store first to pick out an outfit for Baby Jeremy. She said they were very opinionated and knew EXACTLY what he wanted to get. Kelsie got him a whinnie-the-pooh sleeper and Tyler got him a soft ("fuzzy") brown sleeper (perhaps a little warm for right now).
Jeremy was so thoughtful, and got Tyler and Kelsie more blocks to play with.
Thank goodness they're so cute!!!!
Jeremy is our first hand sucker. He actually has a suck blister on one of his hands from sucking it so much in utero. He is a really good eater, but seems to have his days and nights mixed up right now. That is item number one on our "must fix" list.
The Labor & Delivery Story (feel free to skip)
So when I went in for my doctor apt on Tuesday (the day before I was due), she checked and I was only dilated to a one. However, both the ultrasounds in the last month showed that my fluid was kinda low and that the baby might be behind on growth (predicted to weigh 6 something pounds). Dr. Cruz was just worried that if he wasn't growing, the baby might be better off out of me. I had no complaints... I was ready to be done being pregnant! So we went into the hospital Tues night to get me ready for induction (start me on Pitocin) on Wed morning. This is the EXACT same thing that we had to do with Tyler (only he was a week overdue).
They gave me a medicine (cervidal or something like that) overnight for 12 hours. With Tyler, just that started consistent contractions which dilated me from .5 to a 3. No such luck this time. In 12 hours I didn't dilate at all.
They started me on PIT at about 8:30. After checking me (I was dilated to a whopping 2), they increased the PIT by a little at about 10. Schane and I kept playing our card game. At about 11 I mentioned to the nurse that if the contractions started coming much closer together, I wouldn't mind my epidural. The epidural guy came about 45 minutes later, which was good, because the contractions were getting painful.
What none of us counted on was the epidural NOT WORKING. But they wanted to wait a little because sometimes it takes longer to kick in. I kept telling them it wasn't kicking in AT ALL. Finally, I sent Schane to see why the epidural guy wasn't trying again (like he said he would).
While everyone was out of the room (about 1 pm), I felt a KLUNK (and heard it on the monitor). I figure baby must have twisted his shoulders or something, because then the contractions were HARD. The second cathiter got put in, but it takes like 10-15 minutes for an epidural to kick in.
That whole time I was feeling like I should probably push, but was too scared to try it until my meds kicked in. I told the nurse to get ready because things would happen pretty quick. She checked and they called Dr. Cruz in a hurry. Everything was all ready and just waiting on the epidural to take effect... which it did. I pushed through 3 or 4 contractions (10 minutes), and out came the BIG baby. Born at 1:28 pm, weighing 8 pounds 10.7 ounces and measuring 22 inches long.
Overall, my worst experience yet... but that just goes hand in hand with the whole pregnancy. I'm much slower recovering this time... must be getting old or something =). I stayed in the hospital as long as I could, and they took really good care of me. This is the first time I needed something stronger that Tylenol or IBProfin to handle the pain.
*****PROPS to all those women who do it natural... I don't know how you manage. Next time I won't even feel bad ordering my meds at a 2.*******
They gave me a medicine (cervidal or something like that) overnight for 12 hours. With Tyler, just that started consistent contractions which dilated me from .5 to a 3. No such luck this time. In 12 hours I didn't dilate at all.
They started me on PIT at about 8:30. After checking me (I was dilated to a whopping 2), they increased the PIT by a little at about 10. Schane and I kept playing our card game. At about 11 I mentioned to the nurse that if the contractions started coming much closer together, I wouldn't mind my epidural. The epidural guy came about 45 minutes later, which was good, because the contractions were getting painful.
What none of us counted on was the epidural NOT WORKING. But they wanted to wait a little because sometimes it takes longer to kick in. I kept telling them it wasn't kicking in AT ALL. Finally, I sent Schane to see why the epidural guy wasn't trying again (like he said he would).
While everyone was out of the room (about 1 pm), I felt a KLUNK (and heard it on the monitor). I figure baby must have twisted his shoulders or something, because then the contractions were HARD. The second cathiter got put in, but it takes like 10-15 minutes for an epidural to kick in.
That whole time I was feeling like I should probably push, but was too scared to try it until my meds kicked in. I told the nurse to get ready because things would happen pretty quick. She checked and they called Dr. Cruz in a hurry. Everything was all ready and just waiting on the epidural to take effect... which it did. I pushed through 3 or 4 contractions (10 minutes), and out came the BIG baby. Born at 1:28 pm, weighing 8 pounds 10.7 ounces and measuring 22 inches long.
Overall, my worst experience yet... but that just goes hand in hand with the whole pregnancy. I'm much slower recovering this time... must be getting old or something =). I stayed in the hospital as long as I could, and they took really good care of me. This is the first time I needed something stronger that Tylenol or IBProfin to handle the pain.
*****PROPS to all those women who do it natural... I don't know how you manage. Next time I won't even feel bad ordering my meds at a 2.*******
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Jeremy James
Born September 1, 2010 @ 1:28 pm
8 lbs 10.8 oz, 22" long
More pics will come, as will the story ... but maybe not for a few days. Tyler and Kelsie have yet to meet him, but hopefully soon. Gonna lie down and take another nap...
8 lbs 10.8 oz, 22" long
More pics will come, as will the story ... but maybe not for a few days. Tyler and Kelsie have yet to meet him, but hopefully soon. Gonna lie down and take another nap...
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