4 pics from the hospital- before and after baby

Baby Is Here!

Baby Marriage arrived at 4:57 am PST (7:57 am  EST for all the East coasters) after 19 hours of labor   Yeah! He's beautiful and BIG  - -  9 lbs and 19 and 1/2 inches long!!!  Due to Caitlin's temperature, he also has a temperature and it was 102.9 degrees at birth. He was started on IV antibiotics but otherwise he's doing  great! He has dark hair and is very handsome. No name yet though. 

Caitlin had a bit of a rough labor but she was a trooper.  She pushed for 2 hrs, 20 min. and had some heavy bleeding afterwards. She too had to be on antibiotics for her temperature. They will be in the hospital for 2 days. Please pray for a speedy recovery for her.

What a miracle new life is! We are all so grateful and happy he's finally here!

On The Home Stretch

Finally got to 10 cm.  The midwife recommends "laboring down" for another hour allowing the baby to progress down further before pushing. Caitlin's temperature is up to 101.3 but both her heart rate and the baby's are still within normal limits.

Slow and Steady

Well, it's been 4 hours and she's 5 cm, 100% effaced and the baby's moving down into the pelvis - all good signs! They just turned the pitocin up a little bit.  However, her temperature is slightly elevated and the nurses are watching it closely. At one point it was 100.4 and is now down to 99.7 which causes the baby's heart rate to be faster in response. They are monitoring her for any signs of infection. We are figuring that it will probably be somewhere in the 2 am time frame for delivery. Please pray with us for her temperature to return to normal, no infection, and strength and energy to push the baby out when the time comes. Caitlin is resting now and hopefully will be able to nap a little bit!

Moving along!

Caitlin is resting comfortably now. Her in-laws arrived about an hour ago which was great timing as she was relaxed and comfortable. The mid-wife checked her and she is 90% effaced and 4 cm dilated. So, now the baby has to rotate. He's head down but needs to rotate so his head will push on the cervix and help it to dilate with the contractions. She's trying to rest on her side now. We could have another 4-6 more hours to go! 

Epidural Time!

Caitlin is getting prepped for the epidural. The tub helped relax her some but she is getting very tired. Kris is a fantastic coach/support/encourager - just what Caitlin needs!

Ramping up!

Everything is progressing nicely - contractions are more regular and getting more intense as expected. Caitlin is dreading each one but doing very well. She is going to sit in the tub soon. No idea how dilated she is, they don't check b/c the water broke and don't want to risk infection. The baby's heartbeat is very good with each contraction.