6 lbs, 15 oz; 18 inches long
he arrived at 3:14 am on December 13th (we arrived at the hospital at 3:08 am!!!)
38 weeks, 3 days!
38 weeks, 3 days!
A little after midnight, Gina started contracting somewhat regularly but not too intense or painful and it seemed to fade after an hour or so. She rested on the couch for about an hour while her fearless, watchful, and ever-diligent husband fell back asleep in bed. Around 2:00 am Gina woke up to intense contractions that were only a few minutes apart. We left the house at 2:40am for the hospital and called on the way to let them know that we were coming in ready to go with contractions only 1 minute apart. As we rushed up to labor and delivery, our doctor who happened to be on-call met us and scurried us to triage while rounding up some nurses. She checked Gina and she turned out to be 9 centimeters already. The nurses wheeled her into a delivery room and with one more contraction, she was 10 centimeters and told to push. The first push and his head was out, and after a few intense seconds and one more push, little Jackson was in Gina's arms. We were only at the hospital for 6 minutes before he was born! He is nursing really well and has a very cute little cry. He has a small amount of peach fuzz blonde hair and blue eyes.
-Brian
Update: We just got home this Sunday afternoon, even though everything happened so fast, it was still a long time to be away from Hannah, Amber and Ethan. Grandma Menicucci and Aunt Sarah did a great job taking care of everyone while we were gone. Thanks! Hannah is already a big help while the twins are just sort of unsure of what Jackson is all about. They aren't terribly interested in him yet but point and say "baby." Enjoy the pictures!
Love,
Gina
6 comments:
Oh Gina! What a precious boy! I LOVE the feet picture! I pray you are able to make a quick recovery and that the dust settles quickly over there! I trust that you're well taken care of these next few weeks but please call if I can do anything!
oh my goodness, you know how the twins are brian clones? well, this one looks like you!!! and hannah of course! the one with his eyes open looks just like you! congrats again!
Congrats!!!We're so happy for you guys!
Congrats!!! We were just talking at the Grau holiday party on Sat. that Gina MUST be going to have the baby this weekend!! We are so happy for you. He is precious- I got all teary eyed just seeing him. What a wonderful blessing!!
And nice job on the labor- 6 min. at the hospital- of course I'm sure the previous 2 weeks were no picnic! Best wishes for a speedy recovery and give JLM a big kiss from us!
Love Nancy
Wow, with labor like that, you should just keep going!!! Jk but I do agree with amy, he's looks like his mamma! Let me know when your ready for food or help. Congrats sally
He is beautiful Gina and Brian. Congratulations. Love to all of you,
Laura Mark and family!
PS You will have to add to your return address labels now!
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