He's here.... the long anticipated arrival of our 3rd child came with a mix of schedule and suspense. Nicole's blood pressure was creeping up and the doctor felt it wasn't worth running a risk of getting into emergency situations so she scheduled an induction for Wednesday morning at 7:00 am. Tuesday night we took the kids to Grandma and Grandpas and came home to get settled in for a good nights rest before the big day.
Yet at 11:30 Nicole sat straight up in bed and announced it was time to go. The baby decided to arrive unscheduled and on his own time. We loaded into the car drove to the hospital and Nicole was checked in yet wasn't in a great amount of pain. So the nurses were taking their time. We were moved to a delivery room and the IVs were placed... but not without some challenges. While they were placing the IVs Nicole started having some stronger and stronger contractions and by the time they were done she was ready to push. The doctor was still at home in bed, so after a hurried trip to the hospital she arrived just in time to put on her catchers glove and announce to Nicole - already in great distress - that it was too late for pain meds so we were going to do this "au natural" much to Nicole's chagrin. Actually, her exact words were, "THIS IS NOT A CLUB I WANTED TO BE A MEMBER OF." Stated rather emphatically.
In 20 minutes, Everett Samuel arrived at 3:17 am. 7 lbs 12 oz. 20.5 inches long.
Here are some pics of our latest miracle with more to come... as they are taken.
