Baby Brother!!!

Probably everyone who reads this blog is already well aware that LP's little brother arrived on June 4, 2010. After passing my due date of May 28 and being induced on May 30, baby brother decided to stay put. After having a very uneventful induction, the dr. gave us the choice to stay with a higher likelihood of a c-section or go home and try again a few days later. After talking it through, we decided to go home and give the baby a few more days to come on his own.

We went back to the hospital on Thursday night, June 3 and the induction went much better this time. The nurses actually held back on the pitocin a bit so that I would be able to make it until the morning when my doctor would be in. I got my epidural around 1:00am after having painful contractions for about five hours. I was dilated to 4-5 centimeters at this point and I was more than ready for some pain relief.

Around 6:45 am, the doctor came in and broke my water. I was dilated to six centimeters at this point. The doctor told me we could expect a baby around 11:00am or so. Brad went down to get breakfast and the doctor rechecked me at about 7:30. I was still dilated to six, so she went off to perform a surgery. About 15 minutes later, around 8:00am, I told the nurse I felt that I might be complete. She checked me and I was fully dilated. She paged my physician, but she was in the middle of surgery, so they had me try and hold off on pushing for a little bit. Around 8:35 or so, the doctor came in and she had me push. I pushed for about two minutes and our beautiful baby boy was born. He was 8 lbs 11 ozs and 21.5 inches long. We thought he looked a lot like me and my side of the family. Most people who came to visit agreed.

We have been adjusting well as a family of four and so far he seems to be a very good baby. He likes to eat....a lot...and often, but other than that, things are going very well.

We are so thankful to God and blessed to have two healthy, sweet baby boys in our lives. We truly feel blessed and are loving our time as a family of four!