Birthday!

Our sweet baby boy arrived Friday 20 MAR 2015 at 0846. He was 8 lb 4 oz, 20 inches.

V's first pic

We got to labor and delivery at 615 Friday morning and had wonderful nurses who got me ready for surgery. We had lots of time for talking with the nurse (like that her husband is a Rigger) since the morning meeting ran a little later. She told me that they would strap my arms down for the surgery which did not make me happy. But when she found out that she was wrong about that, we had a good laugh. An anesthesiologist student came in to talk to me about surgery and James laughed at me being unhappy that he looked about 15.  Thankfully, a "more seasoned" anesthesiologist came in and I felt better.  The doctor scheduled for my C-section finally came in with the attending ob and talked to me about delayed cord clamping (which was on my birth plan wish list). Instead of insisting, I said that I really just wanted to get to the delivery and see and hold my baby afterwards. We finally did! The OR was really cold. I was shivering a lot. James waited outside the delivery room while I got my spinal.  This time James didn't have to wait long to come in because unlike BG's delivery where anesthesia took a long time, this was super quick from inserting spinal until V's cry announcing his arrival. That baby cry was beautiful!

James was happy to have a "cool" hat this time!(A little nicer than mine:) Here's his selfie

Once our baby boy was out, James walked over to be with him in the warmer for his exam. He said V was blue at first but quickly was okay. I was glad the warmer was straight across from me. Even though I couldn't see V for most of the exam, I could see where he was and got to see James cut the cord and hold V up for picture with scale.

Oh isn't he sweet! Loved hearing that cry! I had grand plans of music in the OR, having the drape lowered to see doctors lift our baby out, brand new baby pics and holding our sweet baby right away. I didn't get any of those things but I did get the sweetest cheek cuddle in the OR. Instead nurses rushing V out, James held him by cheek for a while which was such a precious memory. Now if one of the kids is sad, I tell them that V cheek cuddles can cheer them up- worked so far!

That giggle on James' face is because the nurse missed the pic when James cut the cord so this is take 2!

My cheek cuddles! 

James got to do "kangaroo care" skin to skin in recovery room while I got sewn up and nurses were making sure all was okay with me. 

Finally got to hold my sweet baby boy! 

As soon as I held V, he was ready to nurse. He started rooting around and then nursed like a champ- latched right on like he'd been doing it all his life! This was another time to know that God is good and blesses us even if things do not go as I had planned.
What a precious gift! Love our sweet baby boy!