Well everyone the baby is here and is now already 2 weeks old. I was scheduled to be induced on Tuesday August 23rd and had to be at the hospital by 5 am! I had been having strong irregular contractions since the 21st, but I laid down on the 22nd and they were hurting alot. I told myself I have to be at the hospital by 5 am, so I will just ride it out here at home until then. Around 2 am I got up and told myself I cant wait anymore so I took a quick shower and off to the hospital I went. When I got there the nurse said I had only had 1 contraction show up on the monitor so they would be in around 7 am to jumpstart things! I was in alot of pain though. Another nurse came in and decided to check me anyway and discovered I was right at 8 cm!!!! So she rushed to have my epidural put in. They got that started, then I got my water broken and before I knew it I was 10 cm. Well the epidural still wasnt working so they ordered me to have meds through the epidural thats for a woman having a c section! That nearly worked instantly and I started pushing and after only a few pushes at 5:36 am baby Hayden Jack entered this world! He wasnt breathing well and had alot of fluid in his lungs but the NICU team came down and suctioned him out really good and he turned out just fine! They brought my lil man to me and he was so precious with a headfull of black hair. He immediately wanted something to suck on so we gave him a pacifier and he loved it... (still does). Jack weighed in at 7lb. 5.6oz and was 19 inches long. When we left the hospital he was 6lb. 12 oz. And now at 2 weeks old he is 7lb. 5oz. so he is right back up to his birthweight now. He had a tiny bit of jaundice that also went away. He is a great nurser and eats about every 4 hrs. He hardly ever cries at all! He wakes once at night for a feed and goes right back to sleep. Gabe was a little jealous at first but now he is in love with his new baby brother! Speaking of the big boys, they have been sick. They all had something viral that caused high fevers and blisters all in their mouths which caused them to be in alot of pain and not be able to eat or drink. Gabe also had strep throat and scarlet fever. They all seem to be doing better now. I just wanted to let everyone know the baby is here and doing well.
