Posted in April 2009
Eli was born in April
Weight:7 lbs 6 oz
Height: 20 inches
Eli's delivery was a scheduled delivery at the University of Utah. We drove down from Rexburg, Idaho Friday, and stayed the weekend with Matt's Aunt Angie (thank you so much!). My parents and sister flew in from Alabama on Saturday, and Matt's parent's and sister arrived on Sunday. We spent the Easter Sunday with family and good food, then Matt and I left for the hospital around 7pm.
WARNING: labor details, but not too detailed.
After getting my body in order, the induction started around 1am Monday morning. Because I hadn't been sleeping well over the weekend I was on some sleep medication, so i don't really remember when the labor "officially" started.
At 7am I was at a two, and the contractions were not so bad. They wanted to break my water (which causes the contractions to get harder and faster) so before doing so I got an epidural. But then afterward they decided not to break my water...
So by 10am, still a 2. Labor still going well, and not really in any pain. My water was then broken, and two hours later I was at a four.
Because they could tell Eli was in some stress they had a hunch that i was going to be pushing soon. They checked me around 1pm, and I was at a 10+2! You see, no one was around when I got this news. I had sent Matt out to eat, cause I thought it was going to be some time. And I told my parents and Matt's parents that they should leave also. I was a bit nervous all by myself!
I was told not to "sneeze, cough, or throw up" or the baby might just come. So while everyone was trying to find Matt and the doctor, I concentrated on not doing anything! They did get a hold of Matt--who when got the call had to throw most of his lunch way. And the doctor soon arrived.
I pushed through 3 contractions, and BAM! Eli was here! They let Matt cut the cord, and I was able to hold him for almost a minute.
NOTICE: labor details are over.
An hour later they brought Eli by before taking him to Primary Children's. It was a very sweet moment to see him, and all the family that were around were able to see him. Matt and I both looked at each and were like "Holy Smokes, we are a family of four!"
Matt went with the flight team, and a few hours later I was able to go and see him.
Eli is doing really really well. The doctors have looked at his heart through ultrasound, and there are no new surprises. We still haven't had a conversation about what that means with surgeries, but that is coming up.
I cannot believe that he has dark hair! But Matt was not surprised. Since the beginning of this pregnancy he has said, "Well, Isaac look like you (Shannon) with blonde hair, and Eli will look like me (Matt) with dark hair." And I think he is right
Height: 20 inches
Eli's delivery was a scheduled delivery at the University of Utah. We drove down from Rexburg, Idaho Friday, and stayed the weekend with Matt's Aunt Angie (thank you so much!). My parents and sister flew in from Alabama on Saturday, and Matt's parent's and sister arrived on Sunday. We spent the Easter Sunday with family and good food, then Matt and I left for the hospital around 7pm.
WARNING: labor details, but not too detailed.
After getting my body in order, the induction started around 1am Monday morning. Because I hadn't been sleeping well over the weekend I was on some sleep medication, so i don't really remember when the labor "officially" started.
At 7am I was at a two, and the contractions were not so bad. They wanted to break my water (which causes the contractions to get harder and faster) so before doing so I got an epidural. But then afterward they decided not to break my water...
So by 10am, still a 2. Labor still going well, and not really in any pain. My water was then broken, and two hours later I was at a four.
Because they could tell Eli was in some stress they had a hunch that i was going to be pushing soon. They checked me around 1pm, and I was at a 10+2! You see, no one was around when I got this news. I had sent Matt out to eat, cause I thought it was going to be some time. And I told my parents and Matt's parents that they should leave also. I was a bit nervous all by myself!
I was told not to "sneeze, cough, or throw up" or the baby might just come. So while everyone was trying to find Matt and the doctor, I concentrated on not doing anything! They did get a hold of Matt--who when got the call had to throw most of his lunch way. And the doctor soon arrived.
I pushed through 3 contractions, and BAM! Eli was here! They let Matt cut the cord, and I was able to hold him for almost a minute.
NOTICE: labor details are over.
An hour later they brought Eli by before taking him to Primary Children's. It was a very sweet moment to see him, and all the family that were around were able to see him. Matt and I both looked at each and were like "Holy Smokes, we are a family of four!"
Matt went with the flight team, and a few hours later I was able to go and see him.
Eli is doing really really well. The doctors have looked at his heart through ultrasound, and there are no new surprises. We still haven't had a conversation about what that means with surgeries, but that is coming up.
I cannot believe that he has dark hair! But Matt was not surprised. Since the beginning of this pregnancy he has said, "Well, Isaac look like you (Shannon) with blonde hair, and Eli will look like me (Matt) with dark hair." And I think he is right
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