I woke up at 3 this morning, got up to go to the bathroom and felt a very intense contraction. After the second one I decided I'd better time them, and they were less than 4 minutes apart and averaging just over a minute long. And I was pretty sure I was leaking fluid. So I called the hospital, woke up Bob and Mom (Mom & Dad have been here for a week) and we left John with Dad and headed in.
When the nurse checked me I was only 1-2 cm and 50% effaced, but I was right about the water breaking, so she checked me in. By the time we were done with the paperwork the contractions were almost unbearable, so I got in the tub to see if it would help me relax. It didn't help much. After the second contraction in the tub I said to Bob, "I don't think it was this intense in early labor with John. I'm not sure I can do this one without dru . . .uh, I feel the head."
The nurse got me out of the tub, took one look between my legs and called out for the other nurse to call the doctor. He go there in under 10 minutes and baby was born at 5:50am.
7lbs 9oz, 19 3/4" long.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Congratulations! Glad that labor was so brief!
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
Congratulations!!
Welcome to Earth little Charles Alan Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Congrats! Wonderful that things went so well -- should also help make recovery really easy for you. (this is so much like my second one, who was also a very short delivery, and I "woke" up with contractions first thing in the morning, kinda like you did. After I had him, I felt great - not the total exhaustion I had after my first).
Welcome to our world, Charles Alan!
Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
Might not like what he sees, he actually has to eat and breathe for himself for once good luck Charls.
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Yay!
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
ahhhhhh!
Congratulations! You sure do spit em out fast dkw. Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
Congratulations!!!!!!!
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Yay for fast labor! I love the picture of the boys together. Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
Woah that dude (Bob) looks like my uncle Jim. Edit sorry ify offended you I tend to type how I speak.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
"That dude"??? You mean Bob does?
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Yow. I slept in this morning and haven't gotten anything done today. Meanwhile, you already had a baby before I even woke up...
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Congratulations! This is what happens when I don't read the pregnancy thread . . . I had no idea you were expecting. (and if you tell me I posted a congratulatory note in some announcement thread, well, that part of my brain must have fallen out.)
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
Congratulations. Welcome to the world, li'l guy.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Congratulations! The little guy looks very healthy!
quote:Originally posted by plaid: Yow. I slept in this morning and haven't gotten anything done today. Meanwhile, you already had a baby before I even woke up...
Posted by Sharpie (Member # 482) on :
Congrats! June 26 is an awesome birthday to have.
Posted by lol_kitteh (Member # 11664) on :
OH HAI. WELCOM 2 TEH WURLD, BABY BOI!
Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
Woah now tis important thread!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Congratulations!!! Yay! Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
What a lovely boy! Congrats to you both!!
(The picture of Bob with Charles is the most adorable picture I've seen in a long, long time, btw.)
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Congrats! Welcome to the world Charles
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Congratulations. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Mazel Tov to the whole family.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Ohhhh -- congratulations! Yay! *happy dance*
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
Well count me surprised, but then again I never look in pregnancy threads.
Congratulations to everybody!
(Rare occasion for Glenn to use a smiley)
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Outstanding! Congrats!
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Congratulations! Such cute pictures!
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Congratulations! That's so wonderful! =)
Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :
I've been checking hatrack relentlessly for just this reason. Congratulations!!
(I'm an English teacher, so everyone thinks I named my son after Nathaniel Hawthorne. )
Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
I want to have children. Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
That pic with Bob and John is absolutely adorable. Congratulations!
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
How wonderful! Another beautiful Scopatz baby! Is it alright if we stop up at the hospital tomorrow around 6? Are you still going to be there?
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
Congrats! Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
Congrats! I also really- that's a good hardy name.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
Congratulations, I wish your family the best. Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Val, the standard stay would keep us until tomorrow, but I'm hoping they let us go this afternoon. Give us a ring on the cell phones to find out whether we're at the hospital or at home -- we'd love to see you either way.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Congratulations!
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Posted by bootjes (Member # 11624) on :
congratulations
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Wooo! Congrats to everyone! I'm glad all involved are well and healthy. Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
That is so awesome! And the pictures look great!
I'm so happy for the entire family.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Remember the Army commercial--"We do more before breakfast than most people do all day."
I don't think so.
Congrats to the whole family.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Congrats!!!!
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
Congratulations, BobnDana! (and John!)
Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
Congratulations.
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
Two gorgeous little boys! Mazel tov! Wow, Dana, you look impossibly lovely so soon after giving birth. Good golly!
It looks like John was right when he described how the baby would be born.
LOVE the name. Will y'all call him Charlie?
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
We're calling him Charles for now. If he wants to go by a nickname when he's older we'll go along with whatever he picks.
Thanks for the congratulations and good wishes, everyone.
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
A little late to the party, but...
Congratulations! Posted by Wendybird (Member # 84) on :
Don't know how I missed this but Congrats!! He is absolutely gorgeous!
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