More pictures

Overall info

So to answer all the questions: she is 8 pounds 8 ounces, 20.5 inches. She had an apgar score of 8 right at birth, but at 1 minute it was a 9 and at 5 minutes it was a ten. She seems healthy and strong and has already taken a few naps and had a snack. Busy day.

So here was the story with the birth. She was face up rather than face down, which the doctor said can cause the baby to get wedged in there about 50% of the time. They could have increased the pitocin to encourage more movement, expect the cord was also around her neck so her heart rate was dropping on contractions. The cord by itself is not a big deal, they handle those all the time, but the two combined gave us the trouble and limited our options.

The C-Section was a bit scary and jen had a bit of pain during the process, probably because the pain meds came through an epidural rather than the spinal tap or whatever they normally do for a c-section that will totally knock out sensation in 3/4th of the body.


But no complications and everyone is feeling good now, although really tired and glad it is done.

Mo babes

Less like an alien

Eyes

Tyler said I should take more pictures where she doesn't look like an alian baby. I think I failed. I love you, alien cutie-pie!

Hi sweetie!

Mother and baby are doing well. She looks and sounds healthy.

Yippy! We found you!

8.8 pounds, 20.5 inches.

Dr Bown

Maybe I do play one on tv.

Come out, come out, where ever you are.

We are headed in for a c-section. We tried moving around and different possitions, but the baby is just not moving down. The range of baby position is -3 to 3, with -3 being the starting position and 3 when the baby is coming out. This little girl is still between -2 and -3.

There is something keeping her up. She is stuck in there weird or her cord is wrapped up around her and keeping her from coming down. They don't know why, and we can't up the pitocin any more because the contractions are stressing the baby even at the level they are at (which may also be an indication of the cord being wrapped up). At this point the c-section is the best, or maybe only option.

Baby? We love you, please come see us.

No baby yet. She doesn't want to come. Jen is still at a 7 and 75%. But the baby doesn't seem to be coming down. We stopped the pitocin for a while cause the heart rate was dropping. But we are going to slowly start it back up. We are going to try some other possitions as well.

Where's you at, baby?

No baby yet. Jen is up to 75% efacement, so again she is making progress... but progress only counts in turtle races... which we might be in.

6 of one, half dozen of the other.

We are now at 6. With Lina we went from a six to a ten in an hour, and she came within an hour after that. But in this case we still have some work to do on the efacement. So we will see.

I am not a doctor

And I don't play one on tv. And good thing. Jen was getting the epidural, and I was holding her hand in my support role, and i guess i was thinking about what he was doing cause I started getting light-headed and I had to have a rolly-chair brought over so I could sit down. The nurse said I looked quite pale and she got me some juice. Good thing I was in a hospital, I almost blacked-out.

Contractions

They look nice and regular. The heart monitor keeps shifting so ignore that line.

My job

5 is more than 4

Slow and steady.

Do I hear a 4?

So we are at a 4. But still only 50% efacing. Slow... but steady. Tyler asked how much longer... and I am going to say 6 hours. That is my prediction. Jen said she doesn't want it to be that long. She wants to see the baby at midnight. I dont think that is going to happen.

Pitocin

So to move things along just a little we are starting mild pitocin. Fun times.

Making progress.

We are at a 3. Well... I guess it is not "we". I am not at anything. Maybe a -4n. Jen is also at 50% efacing? She is also a 10. But that is her hotness level, and may not apply.

Technology

Oh, the curse. Sometimes technology likes to laugh and mock us.

They wanted to do another ultrasound just to make sure the baby was still head-down, but the portable machine would not start up. The technician lady came in to check it out and was mumbling under her breath about people not properly shutting it down before unplugging it.

She took it away to check it and the doctor showed up and determined the baby placement without it. Take that, technology, we didn't need you this time!

But don't go away all mad and stuff, cause I am sure we will need you soon.

So... Jen is at a 1.5. They did a balloon thing to move her along and in a couple of hours they likely start the pitocin.

Made it

Well. We are here. At the hospital. What a weird word. Hospital. Doesn't even look like it is spelled right. Hospetol. Hopsitle. Hauspetol.

Anyway, we got checked in. Got our room. The ever-stylish hospital gown. So right now we are relaxing and waiting to get everything going.

Test post

This is just a test post. No babies here. Just us at our new office.

Time for a new baby!

So, I just noticed that all the previous posts were done by "Lance Whitaker". It's a lie! A lie, I say! I was doing the posting, but just didn't bother to give myself an account before. What, did you think we let Lance come and hang out at the hospital? As if!

(I guess Lance did some posting, from news bits he got from us. But, whatever)

Anyway... I will keep you alls in the loop on the new baby sitcheashun!