Thatcher's Birthday: 12/12/11
Here's how it happened...
Much of our pregnancy with Thatcher was uncertain. We were diagnosed with a placenta previa at 18 weeks, which meant there was a chance we might not make it to full term. At 24 weeks the previa resolved and we moved tentatively right along through the second and third trimesters. As we progressed and started getting near the end the baby started positioning himself very low and the doctor said she would be surprised if he didn't show up early. At our last prenatal visit with Dr. Abessinio she said we would be inducing labor if I progressed much past the baby's due date. So she scheduled an induction for Monday December 12th.
The afternoon before we were scheduled to go in for our induction we got a call from the doctor's office saying that she had a family emergency and we would have to cancel the scheduled induction for tomorrow. We were disappointed but resolved ourselves to the fact that it was meant to be, everything else had worked itself out up until now and baby would come when it wanted to come. About an hour after we received that call (of course), the contractions started coming and slowly progressed. At one in the morning we decided it was time to head to the hospital. Luckily we were relieved to find out that our doctor's sister would be covering for her and met us at the hospital.
Our timely little guy made his appearance at 1:34 in the afternoon on Monday December 12th, weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces and 21 inches long. We learned that as much as we try to plan, some things are out of our control and sometimes we just need to trust that everything will happen exactly the way that it is supposed to. Looking back now, we wouldn't have changed a thing.
Thatcher James
First Diaper Change
Going home!
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