Family

Stephanie, Reilly, Andrew and Hannah are all doing well. Hannah was at home, hopefully napping, during this photo session. We thank all who have been calling, stopping by, and messaging us today. We are looking forward to a restful night, and Reilly starting to learn to sleep through the night.

-Andrew and Stephanie

Reilly bled for a little bit, but this band-aid did the trick, until they came back one hour later and made him bleed again.

It is a shame they make the baby bleed only minutes after birth. Here they are pricking Reilly's foot to check his blood sugar levels.

That is a Big Boy!

Reilly Joseph
Weight 9 lbs 7.5 oz
Length 21.5 inches
Born 1:17PM

BOY

Crowning

We just got checked again by the nurse, and the baby is crowning. We will be prepping the room and pushing in the next few minutes. The nurse thinks there will be about 1 push and the baby will be born.

Update- moving along - no pushing yet

Stephanie is no longer on the meds that make you have contractions, as she is doing everything on her own. She is sleeping more now, seemingly prepping for the big "push" ahead.

They sure do have some gadgets hooked up to Stephanie. This is showing the baby heartbeat on the top graph, and the contractions measured 0-100% on the bottom. This one is from earlier this morning.

Gett'n closer

The nurse came and in said that we are getting close to the time for pushing!
This was due to the baby heart rate being affected by the contractions. Alright, I am not exactly sure why, but we are getting close.

Andrew

At last check

THE DOCTOR JUST SHOWED UP AND DID A CHECK. WE ARE AT 7 CM DILATED (PUSH AT 10 CM), AND THEY BROKE HER WATER. THAT CAN MAKE THINGS MOVE A LITTLE FASTER. THE DOCTOR SAID SHE WOULD COME BACK IN 2 HOURS, BUT IF THINGS MOVE FASTER, SHE WOULD GRACE US WITH HER PRESENCE.

TIMELINE (SO FAR)

Timeline:

3:45AM - Stephanie woke up with contractions.

4:20AM - Stephanie woke Andrew up to time the contractions

5:20AM - After many intense contractions, Stephanie allowed Andrew to call the doctor.

5:30AM - Doctor talks to Stephanie and says it is time to go to the hospital.

5:31AM - Bedlam breaks out at the house. OK, not really. Stephanie had fully packed and planned. We loaded up and drove to the hospital.

5:45AM - Andrew break first (of many) traffic laws.

6:00AM (or there about) - we walked into the hospital.

6AM to 10:18 (now) - not a whole lot has happened. Stephanie is sleeping right now, and I get to put together a timeline, since there is nothing to do but wait.

Hannah just came to visit Momma. She was very serious in the hallway before getting in to see Stephanie. It is funny that she can tell something is going on, and that it is serious, but I don’t think she fully understands. She did recognize the baby warming station and asked if that is where the baby was going to go.

You can see that Stephanie's text message abilities are still intact.

Stephanie just got some more meds! Something to speed up the process a bit. She is still resting well and is feeling no pain at the moment.

Momma now has some meds in! She is resting comfortably, and doing very well. The nurses say we may have the baby before lunch!

HERE WE GO! MAY 17TH, 2008

MAY 17TH IS THE DUE DATE AND HERE WE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL ROOM AT 8AM!

Baby Update

Doc says I won't go another week. He did some more poking today to see if he could spur labor along. 3cm and thin now... so bring it on!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

Hannah and Andrew wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to all the readers who happen to be mother, or even our mothers. Hannah is very lucky to have such a great Mother and Andrew is lucky to have such a great wife. Maybe Stephanie will become a mother once again today?