Has arrived! What a week it has been. Born on March 2 at 9pm GMT and weighing in at 6 pounds - he is a strong little guy and fighting to get out of the hospital soon! 6 weeks early, so there goes all our great planning;)
Ok - so more info then some of you want, but just a recap so I have it all down!
Monday we finally moved into our new place - had been moving things over all weekend, but that night was our first night in the house. My water broke probably about 1 am, but I had no idea what had happened and actually waiting until we got up in the morning to say something to Andrew. Yeah, not the smartest thing to do. So instead of him going to work, we headed off to the hospital. On a bus. When we got there they checked me out, yes your waters broke but probably good to just monitor you and get you on antibiotics and steroids (in case he did come early, build up the lungs) and try to hold it off for at least a couple days. They admitted me to the antenatal ward and started to monitor things. Mid afternoon they said, you are having contractions pretty regularly. Really? Turns out all the times I just thought Tucker was shoving his foot or butt up into my ribs - was really contractions. Who knew?! It didn't hurt - I just thought he was moving around. So, then they sent me to the labor and delivery unit. I spent the night there and when Andrew came back the next day - things started moving quicker and quicker. Water totally broke, contractions still going, dilated 2-3 cm. Andrew left to do a quick errand (get a pay as you go cell phone as we had NO contact with anyone - phone not hooked up in house for another 10 days) and when he got back I was at 5 cm and moving. Also, my whole I can handle the pain plan went RIGHT out the window. Bring on the epidural. I can take pain - this is like no other. I was a crying fool both with the pain and with the thought of a needle in my spine. But it worked - felt much better! Andrew was like - what happened when I was gone?! After that, within a few hours I was fully dilated and the nice Italian doctor told the midwives, she will start to push at 7. he left, I started at 7:15, he came back at 8:30 and said - no baby? This baby needs to come now - and he took off his sport coat, tucked his tie into his shirt, Andrew helped him with a smock, and he had me push and the baby came out at 9! Sheer exhaustion. But a sweet baby boy to knock any of those feeling away.
A couple minutes old.
After they put the needle in his hand to give him antibiotics for the next 2 days :(
We have been in the hospital since then as they needed 48 hours to get back the blood work and give him antibiotics - all clean there. Then he got some jaundice so he was under a light therapy machine for a couple days - all better now.
Getting his baby tan;)
Now we are waiting for him to eat a little better today/tonight. he lost .6 pounds since birth - not a ton, but it is 11% of his body weight and they are only happy with up to 10%. So hopefully tomorrow we will go home.
In the meantime, we have been blesses with amazing friends and family and all of their prayers and support. It has been difficult doing all of this so far away without being able to have so many of you come visit. It really has been a tough week at times and I am missing you all more than ever. Many many thanks to my sister who, being a doctor and a mom, has so much knowledge and has been calming and supportive to Andrew and I and has been our line of communication with our parents during the tough times.
Welcome Tucker Andrew Marsh!
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