08 October 2008
Worth the Wait for William
We arrived at the LaSalle Hospital at 3:15 AM Thursday morning. The contractions were coming consistently about 4 minutes apart. All was progressing except dilation. The nursing staff suggested we walk for an hour. This was the first of three snail-paced hour-long walks. After 14+ hours at the Hospital, we were admitted into a room. The contractions were coming a minute apart. I accepted an epidural and oxytocin. The baby who had been exceptionally active throughout labor decided to relax. Even after the water was broken, he resisted his debut. I couldn't appreciate his coyness at the moment. They urged him to action. Philippe enthusiastically coached, "Just one more strong push." I held his hand in a less-than-gentle-bone-density-test-sort-of-way ;-) At 12:13 AM, 22 hours from our arrival, William Antoine Thomas Lemble arrived. The doctor performed artful needle work and introduced him to his immediately doting parents. We love him more than we knew how to love!
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Cousin Trisha here-Congratulations! He looks really cute from what we can see in the picture. Talking about squeezing hands with crushing force-I'll have to tell you about Jessica and The Tower of Terror and me sometime. We've sent a little card and I'm planning on something else but that will have to wait until it gets finished. Sleep now-you should get a couple of days before the uneven hours start.
It doesn't sound fun, but it does sound (and look) COMPLETELY worth it! :) YYYYAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!
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