What a great Easter! We were blessed to have our second Easter baby! Ethan was our first born on Easter conference sunday just over twelve years ago! Everyone kept saying how cute it would be to have another Easter baby and I guess our little guy just wanted to be as cute as can be! So here he is
William David Allen
5:45 am
7 lbs 14 oz
18 1/2 inches
We were a little surprised how fast he came into this world- the epidural kicked in on the first push and looking back I should of just said "forget it the hard part is over" and had him natural!!!! I guess warning the nurses of how fast things can progress wasn't taken seriously enough!
Here's a little about how things went: After a day of unsteady contractions I was resigned to the fact that he was in there until my induction that was scheduled for Monday. Around 1 am Owen climbed into bed with us and woke me up and thats when I noticed the contractions. What's new I was contracting every other night or so. So I headed downstairs to find something entertaining to watch on tv until the contractions stopped. Let me just say that Harry Potter #7 is not a good "contracting" movie. It was just irritating! I decided to do something with my hair- just in case- and around 3 am I woke Ben up to let him know it was time- he just laid there! So after a couple "are you awake"s he got up!!! I guess by number 6 the excitement has worn off for my husband! Mom came to the rescue and we arrived at the hospital just after 4. I was surprised they even wanted to triage me and yet they did. Once we were in a labor and delivery room I noticed that my pain was way worse and that maybe I should warn the nurses about how fast I go once I hit a 5. They didn't seem too concerned until the anesthesiologist came in to work his magic and he gave the nurses a little warning, as well, that maybe I was further along than what they thought! Yup a 10! After a couple of bolus epidural injections, doctor Liddle showed up and three pushes later I was asking when I could go home.
First picture
Proud daddy!
The cutest visitors ever! I was a little sad I wasn't able to be with them at home on Easter. I never get to have Easter off because of work and I was actually looking forward to being home to see the kids look thru their Easter baskets. They were pretty cute at giving me a run down of what they got from the easter bunny. They were also excited to bring Will his Easter bunny that we had picked out the day before "just in case" he was an Easter baby!
Owen was a little hesitant on what to do with the baby and pretty much just looked from afar.
Heading home
Once we got home Owen warmed up a little and now loves to hold Will and when he cries Owen says "ok baby ok baby"
Just to let him know he is ok. It's pretty cute to see how gentle he is with Will. I was expecting a lot of jealousy.
On Tuesday we were suprised to find out he need bilirubin lights. A couple of our kids have needed these in the hospital- but not at home. It was a long 2 days and nights!!!
It's now a week later and things are still getting settled. Pretty much it's just crazy around here! It was nice to have Ben home for a week and I miss the extra help! Will has his good nights and bad nights- he's a typical newborn. The kids are all helpful and love him a ton. I love him a ton too. I find myself just holding him and staring at him just because and saying in my mind "you will never be this little again" He is loved beyond belief!
