William Arthur (middle name is after Kurt's grandfather; John Henry has his middle name, Henry) was born Friday, November 2, 2012 at 1:22 pm. He was 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Kurt and I got to the hospital at 6 am, and they started the induction about 6:30. I was 1.5 cm dilated when I got there. By 9 I was 3.5 and in horrible pain! They said they would check again at 10, and I thought I would die waiting that long. At 10 I was 4, so I got the epidural. It was the best one I've had yet. I could still move, but I couldn't feel anything. I mentioned to the nurse that I throw up a lot in labor, so she gave me Zofran and I didn't throw up once! That was the best part. :) At 1 I was 10 cm. Dr. Ross was off at 1:00, but he waited to deliver William. It was a very easy labor and delivery. Much better than the other ones!
That afternoon Nikki, our babysitter, brought the kids to see William. They came in and Macey walked right to me (I was holding William) and pointed to William and said, "That your baby!" I repeated her, and she said, "No, that YOUR baby!" She was not being mean about it; she was just shocked. :) John Henry wanted to hold him, so we let both of them hold William at the same time. John Henry was immediately in love with him. Macey held him for about 1 second and pushed his feet away and said she didn't like holding him.
Meeting William for the first time.
This is JH and his best friend, Ava. He stayed with Ava both nights while we were in the hospital. Kurt and I were so worried that he would be upset we were not home and cry, but he did great! He asked to leave early both days and never got upset at her house.
Macey stayed with Nikki, our babysitter. She had fun as well, but she's pretty laid back about leaving us so we figured she would be fine!
William brought the kids gifts. :)
And the kids made William a sign. :)
Our first picture as a family of 5!
Our sweet babysitter, Nikki!
Going Home:
This is the gown I smocked for William. I have made each of the kids' going home outfits. Thank goodness I never have to do that again b/c I am not a patient smocker!
The sign that was in the kitchen when we got home.
Things have gone really well since he has been home. So far, he's a very easy baby. The first night he only slept from 3:30-5:30, but since then he has done well. Last night he slept from 11:15-2:45 and woke up again at 6:00.
He likes to be swaddled, just like Macey.
He looks just like John Henry did at this age. John Henry had a fatter face b/c he weighed more, but they look so much alike. I think seeing William wear John Henry's clothes makes me think they look alike as well.
This is an Instagram screen shot of William (on top) and John Henry (on bottom). They look just alike to me!
The kids are totally in love with him. I thought they would be jealous, but so far there is none of that. John Henry wants to hold him all the time and Macey pats him too hard on the head and says, "You're so cute!" in this sweet little voice. These are just a few pictures from the past week, but we are missing a few days because John Henry threw up early Wednesday morning, so Macey, William, and I packed up and headed to my mom's for a day and a half while Kurt took care of John Henry. It seemed to be a short lived thing, and no one else caught it. I have been in a complete panic about germs since then!
