Welcoming Baby Liam: LIAM IS HERE!!!

So, as you all read in my previous post, doctor planned on inducing me tomorrow (September 26th) for prevention of pre-eclampsia & also because of Liam measuring below the 10th percentile. Well, after being in the hospital that Friday for observation, the doctor told me she wanted me to follow up Monday just to see how bed rest had gone over the weekend. Turns out my BP was still high, so the doctor decided to induce me Tuesday instead of waiting a whole other week.

I checked in at 7:15 Tues morning & was in my room dressed & on the monitor by about 7:45 am. By 8 am my IV was in & they started my pitocin. Contractions were coming on well and started hurting, so I got my epidural at about 10 a.m. By 1 pm I had only progressed from 1.5 & 50% effaced (what I was when I got there) to just 3cm dilated & 80% effaced. I was checked again at 3 pm & had moved up to 4cm & 90% effaced. Dr said after 4cm that I would progress about 1cm per hour, so we thought "Alright! Only 6 hours to go!" Little did we know that that wouldn't be the case for me at all. At 4:45 I started feeling a lot of pressure & some discomfort on my right side pelvic area. Turns out I had progressed to 8cm in just 1 hour & 45 minutes & the pressure was pushing on the bulb of my foley catheter - in turn causing the discomfort. The pressure & discomfort only got worse & by 5:30 I was 10cm & ready to push. They called the doctor & I was able to start pushing by 5:45 pm. After only 1 hour of pushing baby Liam entered this world at 6:46 pm! It really wasn't bad at all, I thought I would've been more tired from pushing than it turned out I was. Right away they laid him on my chest & those first few moments just staring at him had me all worked up & sobbing because he was finally here! I now truly understand what it means when people say they fall in love with their baby instantly! After me seeing him for a few precious moments, they had to take him to be weighed, get footprints done, & all that other good stuff. He had to go to the NICU for his first 6 hours of life due to his weight (5 lbs). The NICU nurses assured Kobe that if he kept his O₂ sats up, maintained his temperature, & kept a good breathing pattern, that he would be transitioned to the nursery at 2 am. Of course our little 5 pounder went in there & kicked butt! He passed all his parameters & was sent to the nursery as promised. He came to the room with us at 2:30 am & we've had him ever since! We are now home & he's eating like crazy. Kobe & I are both so overwhelmed with happiness just thinking how healthy he is - despite his small size! He's a tough little guy & we couldn't have asked for anything more!

Here are a few pics of Mr Liam!

After he was all cleaned up... daddy holding Liam for the first time! All those bedtime stories paid off because Liam just stared at Kobe the whole time he spoke to him.