Rewind...Ian's Birthday

Well, I'm way behind on blogging since our little bundle of joy was born. I will have to provide updates over the next several posts. To start, I will go back to the day he was born! I went to the hospital on the evening of 9-22-10 to get induced. I was 41 weeks preggo that day, and my doctor decided to go ahead and admit me for induction. I hadn't dilated at all, but I was 50% effaced prior to admission to the hospital and the baby had dropped quite a bit. After receiving Cervadil and a long, uncomfortable night in the hospital (mainly due to the extremely short bed!), they started Pitocin on the morning of 9-23-10. I started having some contractions and my doctor decided to go ahead and break my water to hurry things along. I received my epidural and things seemed to be going just fine! Unfortunately, after a few hours, our baby's heart rate started dropping with every contraction. They decided that the Pitocin was aggravating him, so it was turned off. I was dilated to a 3 (finally), but without the Pitocin, I wasn't making any progress! After about 3 more hours of not progressing, it was decided that I would need to go ahead and have a C-section to get the baby out. This was not AT ALL, what I had planned in my mind, so I was pretty emotional throughout tht entire process.

This is me the night I was admitted... Despite the C-section process being super scary, it certainly was quick! Once they got me into the operating room, the baby was out quick! My first glance at him was when one of the docs held him over the blue curtain and said, "Hi Mommy!" At that point, my tears of anxiety and uncertainty turned into tears of joy. Jason wasn't able to cut the cord since we were in a sterile surgery suite, but he was able to get close enough to get pics afterwards.

Here is one of the first pics of our son - Ian Jace Snodgrass

Born 9-23-10 at 2:17 pm * 7 lbs. 5 oz. * 20.5 inches long

This is our first family picture!

Mama looking happy after a very stressful recent few hours!

Ian after he was cleaned up - back in the Labor and Delivery Suite

Poppa (Jason's Dad) holding Ian

Nanny (Jason's Mom) with Ian

Grandpa and Nana (my dad and stepmom) with Ian

Grandma (my mom) with Ian

Another family pic

Sorry it's been so long! I will try to update more frequently now!