Hi everyone :) It has been ages since I last wrote and so you will all now be presented with a topic smorgasbord. If you're reading this blog you know that our son Topher was born on Sunday, October 12th at 9:33 in the evening. The day before we took my mom to lunch and we were having a great time on the ride home talking about what it would be like to go into labor and what would happen if I needed to be induced. Odd enough, the doctor called me before we even got home and said that due to my blood pressure and high protein content I would need to be induced. We scheduled a time, 8:00 Sunday morning, and began as much mental prep as we could. Of course Scott and I had a difficult time sleeping that night, much regretted sleep that's for sure, and all of us were up at 6 in the morning getting stuff ready for the hospital. We got to the hospital and despite being told that it might take several days for the baby to come when induced, 7 1/2 hours later we had Topher. For more details, give me a call or write an email. I figure the general populace doesn't want to hear the gory details :).
On a different note, a couple of days ago we noticed Topher was starting to look yellow, indicating jaundice, so we took him for a walk around the apartment complex. The sun did him good, although he still looks really yellow in the last picture here. The pediatrician said his bilirubin levels weren't too high so we're hoping he regains some of his color before long.
Topher and Scott.
Finally, I have pictures of the two of them. It's hard when your husband controls the camera during labor and delivery. That's how certain photos ended up on the blog :)
Topher looking only slightly yellow.
This is almost Christmas cardable. Almost.
I love this picture but I think Topher looks so yellow compared to Scott. He's sleeping though which is all that matters.
I have no idea why I took a picture instead of taking a nap myself. Not smart.
Thanks to everyone for the nice comments and phone calls. We really appreciate everone's support and now if we could get any sleep we'd have it made. Funny how no one tells you how much sleep you're going to lose when you have a baby...
Topher and Scott.
Topher looking only slightly yellow.
This is almost Christmas cardable. Almost.
I love this picture but I think Topher looks so yellow compared to Scott. He's sleeping though which is all that matters.
3 comments:
Guess we will share some similarities with our labor story. I'll be interested to hear how your inducement was compared to mine. I don't know how many times you had to get Topher tested for the bilirubin, but that is a pretty nasty test to do to those little teeny feet. The nurse that tested Will said that it was her least favorite test to do, she just felt cruel.
I love the picture of the two boys sleeping together, I have one like that of my two guys. And I remember those first few months when Will would be asleep and I would think, I really need to be sleeping right now, but I just never seemed to be able to. It's like you have this weird curse where all you want is to sleep, but for some reason you just can't fall asleep. At least not until right before they wake up again. Good luck, I promise it does get better, eventually :)
Congratualtions Megan!! I am so excited for you and Scott! Topher is adorable!
What a cute little boy. congrats!
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