Our little guy has arrived!!

Isaac James

Feb. 3rd 2:24 pm

6lbs 13 oz - 19.25 in

Its hard to believe our little guy is here!! He surprised us with an arrival 13 days early. In fact, I was so sure that I was not in labor we came pretty close to having an at home delivery!! I went into labor on the 2nd starting at about 6 am. The contractions grew stronger and more frequent as the day went on, but were completely inconsistent being anywhere from 4 min to 30 min apart. I googled "false labor" and found that everything I was experiencing (hot baths made it feel better, contractions never became consistent in their timing etc) pointed to false labor. I knew with 2 weeks still to go and this being my first child I would most likely have these labor pains for many more days to come. I went to the grocery store... clenching the cart with every contraction and then came home and continued putting the baby clothes in the dresser. By 11 pm TJ decided to call the hospital. They said what I had told him...see if a warm bath makes the contractions come further apart... CHECK... see if moving positions makes the intensity lessen... CHECK. So they suggested we stay at home and try to get a good night sleep. It turned out that I only slept about 25 minutes that night.. and that was while I was in the bath tub (since the tub made everything feel better!!) By about 6 that morning TJ decided he wasnt going to work since he hadn't slept listening to me pace around the house all night. Then by about 8 am I decided I had just about had it and we were going to the hospital.

We arrived at the hospital by 10 am. The nurse at the immediately started giving us attitude. Saying things like.. so monday you were only dilated to a 1 and this is your first? From the moment she saw us she was just sure that she would be sending us home. But then she checked and I was dilated to a 6. By the time they got me into a room I was dilated to a 7 almost 8. (I came within about 15 minutes of being too far along to get an epidural.)

Luckily for me I did get it and with just 3 pushes our little boy was here within 4 hours of arriving at the hospital.

I got really sick while at the hospital- so this is how I get to hold Isaac... face mask and all. My Dr. was worried I had bronchitis and started me on an antibiotic immediately. I feel so bad because I have tried so hard to keep him from getting sick, but failed. He doesn't have it quite as bad as I do, but its just heart breaking to see my 1 1/2 week old baby so sick!

Isaac has become a professional Skyper. He loves his grandma Barbara. She talks to him and tells him stories and he just sits and stares at her. The first few days home when I was really sick Isaac had a sleepover in her room every night.