Tomorrow is the day.
We are having our baby boy tomorrow.
At 7am, bright and early in the morning, we will start the
induction process at the hospital. I will be checked for dilation, hooked up to
an IV, and then the Pitocin will be added. The Pitocin will make my
contractions come every 2 minutes in hopes to keep them regulated and to
proceed with dilation!
This is a crazy week for us, we are so anxious and excited
to meet our son.
We are taking the time to slow things down and focus on our
life and our happy little family. No extra stress needed, as we know that we
will be over our heads in diapers, sleepless nights, and feedings. Between Evey
and Little Andrew the house is surely to be a chaotic but a love filled place.
Pictures will be shared as soon as we can, I am sure Andrew
will keep everyone up to speed while the laboring process is occurring. I do
not think we will be encouraging visitors to come to the hospital, as last time
it was fairly horrific having people coming in during that time. Once we are
home and settled then we will be welcoming people over, but not until then. (Except
sweet baby girl, she had better be brought to the hospital ASAP, I cannot
fathom not having her around)
Luckily this time we are not first time parents, we have a
better handle on this entire baby thing, I think!!!
Evey will have a lot of adjusting to do, but with her love
for “baaabies” I am sure she will be just fine and we will do our best to make
it a smooth transition for her and to show her all of the love and attention
that we possibly can.
Right now the biggest challenge for me will be spending the
night without Evey, I have never once been away from her for more than a few
hours and certainly never overnight. Then, we must make the decision whether
Andrew will be staying in the hospital with us or to come back home to get some
rest and be with Evey. Last time I was not even able to move out of bed without
assistance because of my tailbone being broken so Andrew had to be there to
take care of Evey. Hopefully this time that will not be an issue and he will be
able to come home and get as much sleep as he can until we bring the little
peanut home.
The Doctor believes that Little Andrew will be on the
smaller side, about 6 pounds. Considering she thought that Evey would be even
smaller…I think he is going to be about 7 pounds, just like his big sister. We
will see!!!
With all of my love, and last tiny bit of patience.- Jamie
