Say a prayer for Connor...

During the night, Connor struggled a little bit with spitting up mucous. So, today they suctioned out his tummy to try to help him get rid of it. Well, he is still struggling with gagging on it. I can't nurse him because he gags everytime I try. They are evaluating him again in the nursery right now. But, we won't be going home until they have a better understanding and we can get him to eat properly. The pediatrician will be back in the morning to evaluate as well. It's probably something minor that just takes time to work itself out.

In the meantime, I'm going to just enjoy snuggling with our sweet little boy...

He's here!

Here's a summary of the day's events:
Epidural - 9:30 a.m.
Pitocin - 10 a.m.
Water Broken - 1 p.m.
Baby delivered - 6:10 p.m.

Connor Stephan is 8 lbs 12 oz & 21" long. He is a big boy!!

I'm so tired, but so thankful to have a healthy baby. Leah visited for a few minutes & she loves her baby brother. She wanted to check out his fingers and his belly. Then, she gave him kisses (or in her words - "I give him sugars"). She really does seem intrigued, but happy to see us and her brother. She cried when she had to leave and I heard her saying "stay with mommy & daddy" the whole way down the hall. It broke my heart, but I know we will have plenty of time together in the days ahead.

I feel tired and I am trying to keep up with the pain management. I'm thrilled to already be able to be up and walking without too much pain. It's more just feeling kind of weak.

Jesse is a proud daddy. He has had some good "holding" time with Connor. He is going home to get some rest & my mom is going to stay tonight.

Well, it appears Connor is hungry and wants his momma!! So, I need to run. Thanks for all of your well wishes and prayers.

Much love,
Anna

Getting Ready to Go!

So, I went to bed around midnight, but I just couldn't sleep. My mind was racing to make sure I had packed everything. The funny part is that we live less than 5 minutes from the hospital, so there is nothing so critical that I can't get pretty quickly. Oh well! I have a few hours of sleep to go on...which is better than last time, so I guess I'll just be thankful.

I am really excited & ready to get this done! To be completely transparent, I am nervous. I'm not nervous about delivery, but I am nervous about the baby's health. We are taking extra precautions this time (IV antibiotics while I am in labor, controlled induction, etc), but I have to admit it lingers in the back of my mind - will he struggle like Leah? We have done all we can do on our side, and now I am just trusting God to lead us through the next phase. I learned so much through our journey with Leah, but it was quite journey! I want to maintain that same heart of openness to God's plan with Connor.

Please pray with us today. We are ready to meet our boy!