On Tuesday, April 3rd, around 7:30pm, Mommy and Daddy were just about to sit down to eat dinner (a homemade mac and cheese!) when Mommy realized her water was leaking. After a call to the doctor, (and quickly gulping down some mac and cheese) we were off to the hospital!
We were admitted and in the labor/delivery room by about 11:30pm, when the doctors started the pitocin to get the contractions going. Mommy laid awake most of the night - not because the contractions were too bad - more so because she was nervous/excited about what was to come. Meanwhile, Daddy snored the night away!
Wednesday, April 4th, was a long day of painful contractions, followed by an epidural, followed by lots of Law & Order reruns and lifetime movies and a few short naps. At about 4:30pm we got the good news that we reached 10cm! Yay! The bad news was the baby had not dropped much. We did a brief trial run of pushing and realized the contractions were too strong and another bag of the epidural was needed. After waiting a bit for that to kick in the pushing continued. After about an hour or more of straight pushing, the doctor threatened that she'd need to use the forceps if progress wasn't made in the next half hour. Mommy kicked it into high gear and after about 2 hours and 45 minutes of straight, hard-core pushing, our baby boy finally arrived!!!
We were admitted and in the labor/delivery room by about 11:30pm, when the doctors started the pitocin to get the contractions going. Mommy laid awake most of the night - not because the contractions were too bad - more so because she was nervous/excited about what was to come. Meanwhile, Daddy snored the night away!
Wednesday, April 4th, was a long day of painful contractions, followed by an epidural, followed by lots of Law & Order reruns and lifetime movies and a few short naps. At about 4:30pm we got the good news that we reached 10cm! Yay! The bad news was the baby had not dropped much. We did a brief trial run of pushing and realized the contractions were too strong and another bag of the epidural was needed. After waiting a bit for that to kick in the pushing continued. After about an hour or more of straight pushing, the doctor threatened that she'd need to use the forceps if progress wasn't made in the next half hour. Mommy kicked it into high gear and after about 2 hours and 45 minutes of straight, hard-core pushing, our baby boy finally arrived!!!
Elijah Jackson Long
Born April 4, 2012
7:45pm
7 pounds, 7 ounces, 21 inches
Daddy had never been happier!
Eli had lots of people waiting for his arrival, besides just Mommy and Daddy. Grandpa Long and Uncle Matty had been at the hospital since 11am! Oma, Opa, Auntie Erika and Uncle Todd were also all waiting (not so patiently!) to see the new addition to the family. Everyone agreed - he was worth the wait!
Eli had lots of people waiting for his arrival, besides just Mommy and Daddy. Grandpa Long and Uncle Matty had been at the hospital since 11am! Oma, Opa, Auntie Erika and Uncle Todd were also all waiting (not so patiently!) to see the new addition to the family. Everyone agreed - he was worth the wait!
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