Finally, a moment to update everyone on a most incredible week. Let's start with a week ago... February 1st. I woke up and was incredibly disappointed that the contractions I had felt the day before were completely gone. Argh! Frustrated and disappointed I decided that it was time to mow the lawn... perhaps that would induce labor. Nope. Then I had a wonderful time when six friends came over and held a baby blessing for little Ian and wrote welcoming words and pictures all over my belly while giving me a foot massage. It was heavenly but still no contractions. A friend watching the superbowl with us offered to work on my accupressure points that can induce contractions... it hurt a ton but, atlast! still no contractions. So, desperate to have this child I went and joined my friends' 3 year old on their trampoline!
I came home tired and happy but definitely not in labor. But something must have worked because the next morning, as I was getting out of bed, my water broke! YIPPEE! Stephen followed me around the house with a mop while we got everything in order to go to the hospital. We got to the hospital around 9am and waited for the contractions to start... but by 3pm, when I still wasn't having any contractions to speak of we started pitocin to get the show on the road. 6 hours later Ian was born. It was a beautiful labor and delivery and such a joyful moment to finally meet our son.
Here are a few pictures of Ian but I've uploaded many more to the Picassa web album that you can access by clicking on the slide show on the right.
3 comments:
I am so excited to finally visit my favorite website and have a slew of little Ian pics to go through! ;) I am still in awe of how completely perfect he is and get goosebumps seeing you and Stephen SO happy! We are really looking forward to Wednesday and meeting our little guy, too! Luckily for me, you guys have shown me what tremendous joy I will have on the big day and I can't wait for us all to be together and introduce our sons...9 days apart!! ;) Love you!!
Thanks for posting the pictures. Once again, Ian is so incredibly perfect looking, and I cannot wait to hear about the many adventures you will have together! Take care of yourselves, and know that we are all thinking of you and wishing you health, sleep, and peace!
Stephen and Christy! So happy for your new arrival! Ian is so handsume and you all look great! No doubt you will be the coolest family ever, and bean will be a child prodogy.
Thanks so much for sharing your lives with us,
Best Wishes and Affection From Your Utah Friends.
PS Ben saw me looking at your website and he said, Hey, it's Stephen and Christy!
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