Of A Different Spirit

As you all already know we have a new beautiful boy and are so excited!!! Thank you all for your comments, they have been so much fun to read.

I have had some requests to give a little more detail about our hospital stay and his first few hours. So...here it goes.

We arrived at LRMC at 6pm and got all set up. They started me on a low dose of Pitocin at around 7pm and around 8am the next day the labor pains began. They increased the dose slowly throughout the day. Sometime in the late morning, I was in active labor and 14 hours later (all the while increasing the Pitocin) he was here. Breathing techniques and concentration were my best friends. My coaches were fantastic and added their own special touches to the day. Keith was my most important pain relief. He hardly left me and didn't leave at all once the active labor started which I am so very thankful for. He really hung in there as did the rest of my support team which is what enabled me to continue. I really owe a large part of the success of the process to my support team and to all of those that gave me advice in the months that led up to it. I also gathered a lot of strength knowing I had the support of so many others that weren't in the room. So, all of you that were thinking of us and supporting us were also a part of my support team. Thank You!!!!!

The experience was an interesting one that, of course, I won't forget. It was certainly a wonderful moment for Keith and me to see our son for the first time. It made the previous 9 months feel real. We couldn't wait to show his first few pictures with all of you so that you could share in the moment as well.

He is an angel. He is quite laid back, but we'll see as he gets older. He has done wonderfully at home. He sleeps well which means that, with the exception of feeding and changing, we sleep okay too. The only problem we've had is jaundice. He has a slightly sunny, yellow glow about him. Actually, as I am posting this he's on a photo therapy blanket. It isn't too bad, but they really do want to get it out of his system. We go tomorrow for another appointment to see how his level is. Please keep him in your prayers.

I'd also like to announce the birth of Caleb's newest cousin, Avery Hill. He is so very cute!!!! We are so excited for Shaun, Robyn, and new big brother Evan.

Aren't his "sunglasses" cute?!