**this is for my personal record so I may include some details that are too much info for some...this is your warning...ha ha**
I woke up on November 4th not feeling well at all. I wondered if it might be the day for our baby to come but I wasn't having any contractions, so it didn't seem like it was likely. Around 1:00 in the afternoon I laid down by Madeline to take a nap and around 2:30 I woke up not feeling well again. I got up and walked around and realized I was starting to have contractions. I called Jimmy at work and told him that they had started and then I hung up and timed them and called him back to let him know they were about 5 to 6 minutes apart. He made his way home and in the meantime I packed bags and got things ready to go. When he got home we loaded up and headed to the hospital, it was around 3:30 by this time and the contrations were 2 to 3 minutes apart and getting more intense. I had such a great delivery experience with Lucas so I had prepared myself to do the exact same thing this time around. We got to the hospital and walked up to Labor and Delivery, checked in, I used the bathroom and we sat in the waiting room...waiting. Meanwhile the contractions were coming...painful, but manageable. Finally a doctor came and while we were waiting for her to check me Jimmy asked me how dilated I thought I was and my guess was about 3 or 4....to my surprise I was complete complete...AWESOME! The only thing holding the baby in was that my water had not broken. YES! With Lucas I was given a spinal block after I was complete complete so that it what I had planned for this time around. I have a tendency to tear and I was too afraid to feel that. They gave me the spinal and unfortunately this time the dosage must have been way more than I had with Lucas because I could not feel a thing and I did not like it. Next time I will prepare myself to just do it naturally.
After about three pushes our little Jonas was born...perfect. He came out so fast that he had some bruising on his poor little face and some fluid in his little body that he spit up throughout the first day.
The doctor put him right on me and I got to hold him for the first hour of his life. I loved this. With our other two they took them away to weigh them and wash them and then I got to hold them. I loved being able to hold him for the first hour. When I first saw him I couldn't believe how much he looked like Madeline and Lucas when they were born. I think all of our kids have looked the same right after birth and then within the first 24 hours they take on their own looks.
Jimmy cut the umbillical cord and then I cuddled little Jonas for a while. I am so thankful that my husband and been able to be here for the births of all of our children. I can't imagine doing it without him. He is such a great support.
We decided to name him Jonas because we both like the name and because my husband is incredibly kind and let me have the name I liked most. We gave him the middle name Myron, after my Grandpa White. It means a lot to me that he has that name because my Grandpa was such an important person in my life.
Jonas Myron Isakson
Born November 4th at 5:20 p.m.
8lbs 4 oz.
20 1/4 inches
perfect and handsome...
I made up little gift bags for Madeline and Lucas to open before they came up to the hospital. They had a little toy for each of them and some snacks and big bro and big sis t-shirts.
They were so excited about EVERYTHING.
It melted my heart when Lucas first saw me. He was so excited to see me and hug me and be held by me. I love my kids. They really are the best!
Baby Jonas
We are so glad that Grandma Becky and Grandpa Larry could be here for the birth of Jonas. They have been such a great help!
Family of 5!
Madeline was so excited about Baby Jonas. She wanted to kiss him and look at him. I made the mistake of telling her that he was really hairy and that he even had hair on his back. After that comment she refused to hold him because she didn't want to touch his hairy back. Fortunately she got over it and then wanted to hold him all the time. Lucas on the other hand wasn't really sure what to think about Jonas. He didn't really warm up to him until we got home.
All snuggles and loves from big sister.
Here are a few pictures of the first couple of days at home...
We feel so blessed to have baby Jonas in our family. He is absolutely perfect and sweet. He's a great eater and sleeps all day long and keeps mom up all night. We love him and are so happy he is here!
