The well baby appointment this morning went extremely well.
They didn't take his length, but his weight is up, he's at 8 lbs 8 oz now. They lose weight after they are born and before we left the hospital he was 8lbs 4 oz. So, he's gaining weight.
Everything else related to our hospital stay, we're "going to be pretty happy with."
I should also point out that baby boys have a gift for pee'ing at the inopportune times when the diaper is off. Misty witnessed a golden fountain, "I had no idea it could go so high," while changing a diaper. Jack also took this chance to pee on the doctor.
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Thursday, August 9, 2007
Friday, August 3, 2007
Baby's Born
In what seemed like no time, this baby came out.
It was tough waking up Friday morning. Misty and I stayed out late Thursday night and went to a movie. I didn't get to sleep until 1:30 A.M. We needed to be at the hospital by 6:30 A.M. Mom was connected to the intravenous tubes and setup for the putossin drip and some antibiotics.
Kathryn was the nurse and she was so great to talk with. She did an excellent job. The anesthesiologists were sent for and arrived about 10:30AM. They setup the epidural. Paul forgot to tell Misty about the button so at noon Misty's wondering, "What's this pain? Why is the epidural not working?" The button was soon discovered, the anesthesiologists arrived again and topped Misty off, and we were back in business.
Kathryn paged the doctor at 12:30. Misty said, "We're having this baby at one, I want to be eating by two." Dr. King arrived by 12:40. The head was crowning, the doctor said that this is progressing nicely. I watched a little as the doctor was getting suited up and two other people from the hospital staff arrived with carts, sheets, tons of stuff.
I hear Dr. King say, "Misty, you're making my job easy," and the next thing I saw was the head peeping out. The doctor supported the baby's head and the nurse, staff said the baby's looking beautiful. Misty's not saying a peep, she's focused with intensity that I will never be able to match.
I wanted to know if this was a boy or girl. The doctor pulls the baby up and the right thigh is covering the privates. I thought, "Hey! Another girl." Then the leg dropped and the thigh with it. There it was. A boy.
James Bruce Alexander was born today weighing in at a mean 9.03 lbs and 20.5 inches long.
It was tough waking up Friday morning. Misty and I stayed out late Thursday night and went to a movie. I didn't get to sleep until 1:30 A.M. We needed to be at the hospital by 6:30 A.M. Mom was connected to the intravenous tubes and setup for the putossin drip and some antibiotics.
Kathryn was the nurse and she was so great to talk with. She did an excellent job. The anesthesiologists were sent for and arrived about 10:30AM. They setup the epidural. Paul forgot to tell Misty about the button so at noon Misty's wondering, "What's this pain? Why is the epidural not working?" The button was soon discovered, the anesthesiologists arrived again and topped Misty off, and we were back in business.
Kathryn paged the doctor at 12:30. Misty said, "We're having this baby at one, I want to be eating by two." Dr. King arrived by 12:40. The head was crowning, the doctor said that this is progressing nicely. I watched a little as the doctor was getting suited up and two other people from the hospital staff arrived with carts, sheets, tons of stuff.
I hear Dr. King say, "Misty, you're making my job easy," and the next thing I saw was the head peeping out. The doctor supported the baby's head and the nurse, staff said the baby's looking beautiful. Misty's not saying a peep, she's focused with intensity that I will never be able to match.
I wanted to know if this was a boy or girl. The doctor pulls the baby up and the right thigh is covering the privates. I thought, "Hey! Another girl." Then the leg dropped and the thigh with it. There it was. A boy.
James Bruce Alexander was born today weighing in at a mean 9.03 lbs and 20.5 inches long.
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