Cameron was born on Friday, June 26th at 11:56am. He was 7lbs 110z and 20 in long.
On Thursday, I went to the doctor and I hadn't really progressed any further so we decided to set the date for me to be induced on Monday. At this point, I really didn't think the baby would come any sooner. But then at about 1:15 in the morning, my water broke. (I am very happy that we decided to put the plastic cover on our bed again). So we gathered our stuff and took Jadyn to our neighbors house. We got to the hospital at about 3:30. I had started to have some really good (i.e pretty painful) contractions. And in Stefanie style, I got sick while getting settled in the labor and delivery room. They gave me some Zofran, Nexium, and my epidural and then I felt great. I didn't need any pitocin because my contractions were progressing well on their own (I couldn't feel it so I was happy!). At about 11, I called the nurse to tell her that I thought I was ready. Sure enough, I was fully dialated so I just needed to wait for the midwife. Once the midwife got there, I pushed for maybe 20 minutes. The midwife delivered Cameron's head and shoulders and then Ivan got to pull the rest of him out and then cut the cord. Fortunately, my blood pressure was good during this delivery so I didn't need the magnesium. That really made such a difference in how I felt this time. Just like last time, this was a very calm and quiet delivery which makes for a great experience! We were really ready to leave the hospital by Sunday. Since I didn't need the magnesium, I felt pretty good right away so I was getting really stir crazy in the hospital room (Ivan was too!).
Jadyn was a little unsure of Cameron at first (until he found out that Cameron brought him some gifts). Then he was so excited, he wanted to see him, kiss him, and hold him. He was so gentle that it was really sweet. So far, he has been great with him. He loves to touch him and kiss him. Every morning, he wakes up and asks where is his baby Cameron. Then he wants to hold him and help feed him.
Now we are home and trying to get into our routine. Cameron is a great eater and therefore, a great pee-er and poop-er! We took him for his first doctor appt on Tuesday. He weighed 7lbs 7.5 oz and was 20 1/2 in long. She said that he was perfect (of course, we already think that!). He did look a little yellow so we took him to have his bilirubin level checked. It was good so we didn't need to worry about jaundice.
Today is the bris so I will let you know how that goes. I am sure it will be fine for Cameron. I am more worried about Daddy.
There are baby pics on our Kodak Gallery.
