He's Here

Henry is here! He arrived on Friday morning April 11th at 12:56 am. He is fine and healthy and weighed 7lb15oz and was 20 inches long. We went in on the 10th for an induction. I was given medication at about 12:30 and things were going kind of slow. My water broke about 3:00 and things progressed very fast from there. By 4:30 I had dilated to a 9 which came as a surprise to everyone. At this point I still had not had an epidural and was in quite a bit of pain. I received the epidural about 6:00 and that was the greatest relief. We waited a few hours hoping the baby would move down and reduce the amount of pushing required. This did not happen so we moved on to pushing. I pushed for about 3 hours and Henry was right there but just would not come out. About 12:15 we decided to move on to a c section. Ashlea was with me the whole time as well as her husband, my husband and my son. Of course once we move to the OR it was just me and Ashlea. I tell you, that little boy coming out and hearing that cry was the greatest sound on earth.

Induction Set

We have our induction set for 4/10 at 7:30am. When I was at the doctor yesterday I had not started to dilate at all so this might be a long process. According to the doctor, it could take up to 3 days but either way, we are at the finish line.

Still Going

We are still going strong. We are a little over 3 weeks from our due date and no problems so far. At last check, 2 weeks ago, Henry was weighing in at 5 lb 9 oz. We will have one final ultrasound next week to get final measurements. He should be over 6 1/2 to 7 lbs by that point.

I'm a slacker

It has been a while since I have updated. Everything is going great, we are 27 weeks today. We had an ultrasound on Tuesday and Henry (if I haven't mentioned, that's the baby's name)was weighing in at 2lb 7oz and is 8 days ahead of schedule. He is going to be a big boy.
We are in the process of planning Ashlea's baby shower. That will be in early February. She is so excited. Henry already has a closet full of clothes!
Here is a picture of the handsome little man. I am one proud Grandma!