Ryan William is here!

DJ and I welcomed our baby boy on July 3rd, 2009! He weighed 9lbs 14 oz and was 22 1/2 inches long! Our decision for a scheduled c section was the right choice! In our case, the estimated weights on the ultra sounds were very accurate!

We arrived at Highland hospital at 5:45 am, and I got hooked up to the monitors and an IV. I think the IV was the worst part of the whole thing! I have never had one before, and the nurse tried my right arm first.......that failed and left an enormous bruise! She got it in the left, but that took some time too, ouch! We had 2 hours to wait, and in that two hours.....so many people came in. Nurses, Dr's, residents, you name it......they came in to introduce themselves and see if we had any questions. I am thankful we had filled out pre admission paperwork, so there was very little to do but sign a few papers. I really wasn't nervous, and felt bad for laughing with DJ while a couple of other moms in labor were crying behind other curtains (we were "on deck" in triage)!



We were finally on our way to OR around 8am. DJ was in his scrubs, and had to wait outside while I got my spinal. It was a piece of cake. The room was freezing, but it wasn't long before the spinal was in and my legs got warm and numb! DJ came in and it was pretty quick, Ryan came our screaming at 8:22am! The rest was a blur, I have no idea how long it took to get me cleaned up and into recovery. DJ took tons of pics, and so did the nurses. He came back to me to report how our son was several times, and before long I was holding my baby and being wheeled into recovery. Recovery was quick, maybe an hour. They kept an eye on my vitals and checked out baby too. I even got to try and nurse, went pretty well and he knew just what to do!







We then headed to our room.....I was ok until the end of the ride when I got queasy and ended up throwing up. No big deal, I puke from motion often anyways!

Our room (337) was at the end of a hall, and very quiet! There were a lot of discharges that day and it seemed like the whole maternity floor was empty! The nurses were wonderful, I give them many kudos for dealing with new mom "clean up". Ryan and I did great, he only ever left the room without me for midnight checks in the nursery and his little snip. They always brought him right back within an hour. The food at Highland was pretty good! I was pretty hungry too, but liked everything I had for meals. DJ said the cafeteria was a different story, not great by any means! We were there until Monday, and every morning they had a breakfast for mom and dad in the family waiting room......it was delicious! We are "buffet" lovers anyways, always eating gobs at the casino or while at an All Inclusive resort......so this kind of food is right up our ally! I think I ate a pound of bacon a day! It was cooked to perfection! They also had fruit filled pancakes, waffles, eggs, potatoe things, fruit, cereal, pastries, etc.......I looked forward to breakfast every morning!





Recovery has been a breeze, little to no pain! I have been taking it very easy, DJ was off the first week and was a saint! He waited on me hand and foot, took care of the dog and house chores (inside and out!)! He had to go back to work this week, but we are ok. I can't drive yet, but only until Friday.....then we are free! We miss having daddy home, it was really nice to have bonding time with him. He will take some more time off in August when we attempt a 12 hour drive to M.O. to visit his family! I am lucky to be off until Sept 8th, and then it is back to work for Ryan and I.






I am so in love with our boy, I know he will eventually start wiping away all the kisses I keep planting on his sweet face. Until then, he will be smooched beyond his wildest dreams!