January 16, 2009

New Arrival: Husband's Perspective

This post may be a little scattered because it's almost 11:30.

I took a late lunch today and worked out at the gym with my buddy Dako from work. As I was stepping out of the shower (about 2:30) I heard my voicemail chime and then got a text message that said I should probably come home.

We hurried back to work so I could drop Dako off and grab my stuff. Then I headed home.

Wifey and I got some stuff together and went to the hospital. By the time we got to the triage room Wifey was dialated to maybe 6cm. We hung out there for awhile while they got a delivery room ready. When we first arrived they were all full as today was aparently a popular day for babies.

Mom showed up and took our little girl as she was getting a little grouchy that someone had delayed her nap. Mom dropped the little girl off with the Painter's family and had to run home as she was expecting a ton of company tonight (we were supposed to come for dinner too).

By the time she got back we were getting closer. Wifey was having close contractions that were pretty strong. Pharmacousin made it up to our room and stayed for the whole process.

Wifey declined the epidural and any drugs and did really good at managing the pain and pushing the baby out. Things got a little rough for her on the last couple pushes but at least the little guy came a lot faster than our first one.

He was born fiesty and healthy with all the right parts in their correct quantities. I believe the time was around 7:20 but I didn't see the exact time. He turned a healthy pink right away and tried out his little lungs with great effect. He weighs 7lbs and 10oz. I didn't catch his length so we'll have to update on that later.

Pharmacousin brought us some Papa Johns, which was awesome, and the Painter family stopped by so we could introduce our little rascal to the big rascal.

He latched on and fed with gusto on the first attempt. He was pretty much ready to eat as soon as he blew the goo out of his air pipes. We got him washed up and moved from delivery to an actual room and are headed to sleepy land

We don't have a name yet! We had a list but nothing we were super excited about. We have a few final options but standby for another post with a name and the time/length and other details that people always ask about.

In the meantime, check out the pics of the little guy and we may get a little sleep. I got a lot of better pics and video of the bath and stuff on mom's camera but I don't have the means to xfer them at the moment. These shots from our mediocre camera will have to suffice.


18 comments:

Unknown said...

Congratulations Justin and Kristy!!! He's so cute!
Love, Kate and Andy

Craig Watson said...

Congratulations guys!

Here's a nice thought: put $100 a month away for him in an SP500 index mutual fund returning 12% and he'll be a millionaire by age 39.

When he reaches 65 he'll have $20 million. Ta-da, the miracle of compound interest :-)

Daily Offensive (baha!) said...

Well done Wifey!! :) You did a great job- he is so perfect and beautiful! Can't wait to meet him-- and find out what his name is!!

-Sazaran

grmasusie said...

Congratulations!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Kristy and Justin!! What a beautiful little boy! We are so happy for you two. Did you name him yet?

LLL said...

Wow! A blog update already! The little guy is darling and his big sis was an angel last night. She slept right through the night and isn't even awake yet. Miss Haley was also very pleased to see the pictures of "Krissy's Baby!" this morning. We're so happy for you guys. :) Love, Lisa

Carolyn said...

Congratulations! We'll be up to meet him this afternoon!

Jennifer said...

Congratulations you guys!!! :D

Lots of love,
Jenni & Pete Schieuer

Carin said...

CONGRATULATIONS. I am chuckling now because when I talked to Christy in the morning she said she was having cramps.... Yeah, so happy for you all!!!! Can't wait to meet the new little guy. Congrats again!

PS- No epidural? Yikes, way to go.

Beth and Jewls said...

Awww... so exciting. Can't wait to meet the little feller!
-Beth

Anonymous said...

/Congratulation!! It sounds like a job well done!! Linda

Jen said...

WONDERFUL!!!! Congratulations!!! I'm glad to hear that everything went well and that everyone is DOING well. :) I look forward to hearing about how daughter adjusts to little bro! You'll have to let us know! Great job, guys! Congrats!

cheyest said...

Congratulations. Good job! Maybe we'll see you this afternoon. We're coming up to see Julie. It's already 2:00 so better get my act together.

HrdWrknmn said...

Congrats!! on the little boy!

farm kids said...

Congrats! He sure looks good and so does Mom. You make it look and sound so easy:)

Anonymous said...

Congrats to you all!!! Very exciting! Will be waiting to hear what his name is. Good luck!

Nate, Ralna and Brody

OtterMary said...

congrats justin and kristy!

love,
mary and peter

Steve Lippert said...

Congratulations!