Charlie's First Day

After what felt like a quick 9 months, Charlie blessed us with his presence on March 31 at 4:39 in the afternoon, tipping the scales at 6lbs 12oz & 21.5 in....but not before a few scares through the night. Katie was admitted Monday night to be induced the following morning. Shortly after being admitted, Charlie's heart rate would periodically drop, but recovered quickly. The nurses were great in attending to Katie throughout the night. Scott got about 4 hours of sleep and Katie even less...which is expected when everytime she rolled over, nurses rushed into the room for the baby's heart rate. Soon after induction on Tuesday, Charlie's heart rate dropped again and didn't recover quickly. Before we knew it, teams of doctors/nurses were in the room. They broke Katie's water, gave her the much needed epideral and hooked up several internal monitors to Charlie, and prepped us for an emergency delivery. Fortunately, they were able to stablize Mom and Charlie and from here on out it was smooth sailing. After a quick 21 minutes of pushing, out came Charlie with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and shoulder, with his arm pinned to his side (the cause of all the concern earlier in the day...the cord wasn't choking him but it was getting pinched). Charlie was greeted by family later in the evening and Aunt Becky (Scott's sister) brought a birthday cake to celebrate, and of course Mike & Annie brought wine.