He's here, he is here!! Spencer Richard was born on Monday May 16th at 11:02 AM. He weighed in at 6 pounds 4 ounces and 19 inches long. We are so in love with this baby BOY!
So it started early Monday morning when I had a few contractions and then felt my water break. Normally for me water breaking means baby is coming soon so we got everything together quickly and our friend Margaret came over to stay at our house. I called my parents and they head out about an hour later as well. I got to the hospital around 1 in the morning and it was pretty slow. I got checked in right away and we started waiting. I still wasn't really having any contractions. So we watched Friends and we waited...and waited...and waited.
Then the on call doctor came by and broke the rest of my water sack. I didn't even know you could do that, have part of your water break and not the whole thing. They kept saying that now my contractions were going to come stronger and faster. Well that didn't end up being the case. Still nothing. So we sent my parents home to get Carson and Camilla to school and send Margaret home. So they took care of the kids and then brought Brooke up to the hospital while we waited for the show to get on the road. My doctor came to see me and went ahead and gave me a bit of pitocin and I got my epidural at the same time.
Then the contractions got going. Once they came they came with a fury. I had an epidural and I know it was working but I could still feel every contraction and felt so in tune with what was happening. I also used all my breathing techniques I had practiced and Aaron was with me every step of the way talking me through everything. I looked at my parents and told them I was in transition and that it was time to take Brooke out. So they left with her and I had two more contractions and nurse said I was a 9. I had a couple more contractions and I told her I was ready to push. She checked me again and I was complete. So we waited for the doctor. Aaron helped me breath through my contractions while we waited and we were getting so excited that the baby was almost here.
My doctor arrived and it was time to push. I pushed through a whole contraction and then on the next one baby really started moving down. I could feel that it was almost out and so I kept pushing past my next contraction to get it out. Our came the head and we were dying to know what this baby was and then she pulled out the rest of the body and we knew right away - it was a BOY!! We were so surprised as we had both guessed girl. But we could not have been happier. We had the name Spencer Richard all picked out and I couldn't wait to get my hands on him.
I got to hold him very briefly before they took him away because he was purple and not breathing very well. They worked on him for a bit but told me that he had to get to the nursery and get on oxygen. So they let me hold him for a few minutes before he had to go.
My parents brought Brooke in to see him before he had to go.
Then Aaron went with Spencer to the nursery and I stayed behind wishing so badly that I could be holding my sweet baby boy.
He got to the nursery and immediately got much better. He had to be monitored for an hour and my pediatrician had to come and see him but he got to come back to me and was just fine. Then it was time for his big brother and sister to come meet him. They were so excited and loved holding baby Spencer.
Carson is thrilled to have a brother and for our family to be even again - 3 boys and 3 girls.
Our sweet angel boy.
The hospital was filled with visitors back and forth and lots of cuddling and feeding Spencer.
Brooke is very excited to be a big sister now and I can not believe how big she is. Just a few days ago she was my baby.
Some pictures of the girls with Spencer. He will be very well taken care of.
The kids were so excited to see him each day.
But no one wanted to hold him as much as Camilla.
I don't love being in the hospital but I sure love the alone time I get with my babies. Nothing else to worry about but bonding with my babe.
Then just like that it was time to go home.
I came home to a perfectly clean house, a full fridge and all the laundry done. My Mom and Dad had been working very hard while I was in the hospital and I could not have been more grateful for all they did for us. They are so unselfish.
More to come soon but we just feel so blessed to have Spencer here healthy and perfect.
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