The lil' guy was due on the 13th of December and when he hadn't arrived by the 21st, we decided that since we were faced with an induction on the 27th, why not go ahead and try and have this baby home by Christmas? So in we went to St. Peter's at 6pm on the 21st. By noon the next day we had gone through 18 hours of labor with the help of our wonderful doula, Tisha Graham, but somehow progress was stalled at 8cm. An epidural was then given providing relief for Anne, who was falling asleep in between the 2-3 minute contractions that were only 1 minute apart! After another couple of hours the doctors decided they saw evidence of cord strain and we were told a c-section was in order.
It took a while for things to get settled before the procedure began, but after all the many months of anticipation we finally heard the doctors call out the one word that would signal the arrival of our little guy, "TIME!"
"2:56", replied a nurse.
The next noise in the room was that of our son, letting out a strong cry in tones that were unmistakably all boy. Between the tears we could see his perfectly pink body being carried through the team of nurses and doctors over to the warming table. He was assessed and cleaned, then quickly swaddled and handed to his father. I couldn't see their first meeting but when I asked Mike who the baby looked like he replied, "He looks like August".
August's very first moment out in the world
A perfect assessment
Meeting Daddy
Meeting Mommy
Look at those mitts!!
7 lbs. 15 oz.
His first look into the camera (thanks to the nurse who gladly used Mommy's camera)
Minutes old and already so aware
Daddy checking out his feet
Back in the room
Maeve comes to visit
Meeting Aunt Shannon
the d'Francquevilles
First Photo Shoot with Mommy
Hello Uncle Jim!
And Auntie Mary Eileen!
Noon on Christmas Eve, 2010...on our way home!!
