Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Email Message
Aidan has arrived! He was born at 3:33 PM Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Not without some drama though…
We arrived at Brandon Regional Hospital to induce labor at 6:30 AM on Wednesday. The Doc broke Heather’s water at 7:10 and administered the Patocin. Contractions started immediately and got steadily stronger. Now, everyone that knows Heather knows that she and pain do not mesh well. Problem was, she was not dilating, and they wanted progression in the dilation before giving her an epidural. So, contractions every 3.5 minutes, lasting one minute at a time for about 4 hours resulted in a 4 cm dilation. Bring on the epidural!!! Problem solved!!!
After another 2 hours of painless contractions and a happier Heather, our Doc came in for his routine check. Call it fate, but while he was in the room, Aidan’s heartbeat fell from the normal 130 BPM to a low of 60. Doc says he’s getting the baby out RIGHT NOW, and like a choreographed music video dance, nurses zipped in and out, removing wires and hoses and had Heather wheeling to the OR within 60 seconds, leaving her mother and me in the room with “What The $&!% Just Happened!?!?!?” looks. A nurse brought me some hospital garb, told me to get dressed and took me to the OR. Within 30 seconds of me sitting down at Heather’s head, Aidan was out! Turns out his cord was around his neck and under his left armpit, and with each contraction combined with the lower he got in the canal, he was simply cutting himself off.
He was 7 lb, 2 oz and 20 inches long, and scored an 8/9 on the 10 point scale thing. I’m very pleased to say that mother and baby are doing great. We are in room C327 in the Mother/Baby suite, and will remain here till Heather’s release, and I have no idea when that will be. I’m told C section is a rather serious procedure… Girls…
My apologies to all who were unable to receive the text messages and picture I sent to every cell phone in Heather’s and my phone books. Further apologies to all who Heather and/or I have yet to make a personal phone call to. It has been a LONG day, enduring the emotional kick in the [OUCH], culminating with indescribable elation.
We extend our thanks to all who have kept us in their thoughts and prayers, and invite all to stop by for a visit. Please call me at 813-240-4975 if you do decide to visit. Hospital rules allow no more than four visitors at any one time, and it is proving to be like juggling chess pieces to coordinate getting visitors in during chow times for other visitors. Best bet for not rationing visitation is during early to middle afternoon, though we will accommodate (certainly to the chagrin of the grandparents) anyone who wants to pop in.
Proud Parents,
Ken and Heather
We arrived at Brandon Regional Hospital to induce labor at 6:30 AM on Wednesday. The Doc broke Heather’s water at 7:10 and administered the Patocin. Contractions started immediately and got steadily stronger. Now, everyone that knows Heather knows that she and pain do not mesh well. Problem was, she was not dilating, and they wanted progression in the dilation before giving her an epidural. So, contractions every 3.5 minutes, lasting one minute at a time for about 4 hours resulted in a 4 cm dilation. Bring on the epidural!!! Problem solved!!!
After another 2 hours of painless contractions and a happier Heather, our Doc came in for his routine check. Call it fate, but while he was in the room, Aidan’s heartbeat fell from the normal 130 BPM to a low of 60. Doc says he’s getting the baby out RIGHT NOW, and like a choreographed music video dance, nurses zipped in and out, removing wires and hoses and had Heather wheeling to the OR within 60 seconds, leaving her mother and me in the room with “What The $&!% Just Happened!?!?!?” looks. A nurse brought me some hospital garb, told me to get dressed and took me to the OR. Within 30 seconds of me sitting down at Heather’s head, Aidan was out! Turns out his cord was around his neck and under his left armpit, and with each contraction combined with the lower he got in the canal, he was simply cutting himself off.
He was 7 lb, 2 oz and 20 inches long, and scored an 8/9 on the 10 point scale thing. I’m very pleased to say that mother and baby are doing great. We are in room C327 in the Mother/Baby suite, and will remain here till Heather’s release, and I have no idea when that will be. I’m told C section is a rather serious procedure… Girls…
My apologies to all who were unable to receive the text messages and picture I sent to every cell phone in Heather’s and my phone books. Further apologies to all who Heather and/or I have yet to make a personal phone call to. It has been a LONG day, enduring the emotional kick in the [OUCH], culminating with indescribable elation.
We extend our thanks to all who have kept us in their thoughts and prayers, and invite all to stop by for a visit. Please call me at 813-240-4975 if you do decide to visit. Hospital rules allow no more than four visitors at any one time, and it is proving to be like juggling chess pieces to coordinate getting visitors in during chow times for other visitors. Best bet for not rationing visitation is during early to middle afternoon, though we will accommodate (certainly to the chagrin of the grandparents) anyone who wants to pop in.
Proud Parents,
Ken and Heather
Friday, June 22, 2007
Hello from Ken. If you are here, you have either been invited or you are a sicko that admires the Sebourn clan.
This Blog exists solely for the purpose of introducing Aidan Lane Sebourn to the world.
Aidan was born on 20 June in Brandon FL, weighing 7 lbs, 2 oz. I sent text messages to everyone in the address book of Heather's and my cell phones, but at least half of the messages did not get through.
In order to get the first posting of this Blog off the ground, I'll paste in the email announcement I sent to many people, but not everyone received it that should have. A new computer with an incomplete address book, along with my laziness is to blame. So, enjoy the pics, we welcome your comments, and return often to check out updates and new pics!
This Blog exists solely for the purpose of introducing Aidan Lane Sebourn to the world.
Aidan was born on 20 June in Brandon FL, weighing 7 lbs, 2 oz. I sent text messages to everyone in the address book of Heather's and my cell phones, but at least half of the messages did not get through.
In order to get the first posting of this Blog off the ground, I'll paste in the email announcement I sent to many people, but not everyone received it that should have. A new computer with an incomplete address book, along with my laziness is to blame. So, enjoy the pics, we welcome your comments, and return often to check out updates and new pics!
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