Brinestone woke me up this morning at 6:00 to tell me that she was pretty sure she was in labor. She'd been having contractions all night, and they started getting much stronger around 4:15. We called my brother to come over and watch Lego, and then we grabbed our bags and headed to the hospital.
She'd had a doctor's appointment yesterday, and she was dilated past 3 cm then. This morning she was past 4, so they said we were there to stay this time. Things moved along quite quickly this time all by themselves, whereas last time her water had broken but she wasn't really progressing until they put her on pitocin.
They broke her water, and then things moved really quickly. About 20 minutes of pushing later, we had ourselves a little boy. The doctor remarked on how huge he looked—sure enough, he weighed in at a whopping 9 pounds 3 ounces. Don't ask me how the two of us produced such a big baby.
The name we settled on is Daniel Porter, and he seems to be doing great. He's pretty calm and alert—he's hardly cried, and he likes to just look around at everything. Brinestone's doing pretty well, but obviously she's pretty exhausted and sore (she went without an epidural this time).
I'm sure we'll have more to say later, but I just wanted to share the good news with everyone.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Way to go, Brinestone and JB
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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Congratulations!!!!! Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Congratulations!
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Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Yay!
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Yay!! Congratulations to you both (and especially Brinestone - I'm still amazed at women who are able to forgo the epidural)! Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
Congratulations.
Posted by Mama Squirrel (Member # 4155) on :
Congrats from the Moose and Squirrel Family!!!
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
What she said!
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Yay!
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
Congrats!!!
(9 pounds... ow...)
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
Congrats!!!!! Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Eaquae Legit: (9 pounds... ow...)
Amen.
Posted by Wendybird (Member # 84) on :
Woohoo! Congrats!! Can't wait to see pictures Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
Congrats to both of you and welcome to the world, Daniel!!
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Congratulations. Posted by Amka (Member # 690) on :
Congrats!
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
Oh, goody, another baby! Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Congrats!
On a side note...my mother had both my brother and I without an epidural. I can't remember how much we weighed, but I think I was like 11 pounds, or something really huge, I can't remember, and my brother was eight or nine.
Posted by ladyday (Member # 1069) on :
Grats to both of you! And what an excellent name, I really like that.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Congratulations! Posted by mimsies (Member # 7418) on :
Congratulations! [Smile]
My little boy, Sequoyah, sends a kiss to the baby too. (He LOVES babies)
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Congratulations Jon Boy! You and the Mrs should catch dinner with me, and Mrs. BB, when you are all settled in with the baby. Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
Congratulations to both of you and Welcome! to Daniel. Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Congrats!
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
Congratulations! Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
Congrats! If I may ask, are you both particularly petite? I know I was a big infant (I think 8 pounds) but my family is full of big Germans.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Welcome to the world, Daniel Porter! Congratulations!
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
<tents fingers>
Excellent!
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
Yeah, we're both pretty petite. Jon Boy's 6 feet tall but skinny, and I'm short and thin. I don't know where this big baby came from, and I don't know how I managed to push him out.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
With great fortitude. *grin*
My mom's last baby was nearly 12 lbs. She's all of 5'4".
Of greater insult to her was that my sister (3) and I (5) had him walking by 9 months of age. *bigger grin*
How big are the grandparents? Those generational skips can sure account for a lot!
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
Congrats. I'm glad he's healthy.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
That's so awesome! Congratulations to the whole Boy-stone family! Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Wow. What a beautiful baby (understandable of course: look at the gorgeous parents!). Congrats to the whole family.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Very cute pics! Thank you for sharing those with us.
Posted by Wonder Dog (Member # 5691) on :
Congrats from Canada! May the days to follow be full of joy, peace, and just enough sleep! Posted by Danzig (Member # 4704) on :
I don't often have the chance anymore to check Hatrack, but when I do it is really cool to see the first topic be about something this happy. Congratulations!
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
Mazel tov!
He's so precious. What long hair! And his nose doesn't have that smushed look. Too adorable.
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
He's a cutie! I'm impressed with his nose as well. Mine was smushed at birth and still is a little on the smushed side.
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Congratulations.
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