What an amazing experience! So after a week of bed rest, which if you know me you know is a challenge in it self, I was actually laying in bed when my water broke around 9am Wednesday morning (Nov. 9th). I guess this baby is coming today I thought, 5 weeks early, but she was ready to come out. I took a shower and ate a bowl of cheerios, checked the mail, double checked my hospital bag and a couple of hours later called OZ. He said he was on his way home to make us lunch. When I told him my water broke, he said, "Well then I guess I'm on my way home to take you to the hospital". We were both pretty excited. We arrived at the hospital around 1 in the afternoon. Called all our folks to let them know she was on her way. I was only dilated to 1 centimeter, so we walked for about 3 hours. Around 6 pm they started me on a slow drip of pitocin. It took about 5 hours to kick in. We had plenty of company in the mean time. My good girlfriend Liz works at the hospital was with us, my mom and dad arrived, our good friends Chris & Nikki, Jonathan & Jake joined us as well. Everyone was waiting for Taylor's big arrival. Everyone put in their bets around what time she would make her debut. Around 11pm folk all decided it wasn't happening and went home. At 11:30pm my contractions started kicking it up a notch and I went from 1 centimeter to 3. I was at 3 centimeters for about an hour. Around 12:45 I hit 5 centimeters, then went to 10 in matter of minutes. Three pushes and Taylor was out. I looked at OZ and said, "That wasn't so bad, I could do that again." lol. (I was delirious!) It is amazing how once they are out, all the pain is over.
We named her Taylor Poppy Shaw. Taylor after my maiden name and Poppy after our good friend Chris Pappaioanou who we love and adore. We call Chris the Fun Poppy or just Poppy for short. We've had years of adventures together and look forward to many more in the years to come. When everyone returned in the morning, my cousin Michael, my mom & dad, Liz, Chris & Nikki & Jonathan. OZ popped the magnum bottle of champagne Liz brought us and we introduced Miss Taylor Poppy Shaw to her new family & friends! I think we surprised Poppy by naming our first born after him. ;)
She came out looking like most aliens do as OZ would say. No fat on her bones just yet. She was small, but healthy. She weighed 4lbs 9ozs and was 17 & 3/4 inches long. We were just so delighted that she was 100% healthy.
Here's a few pictures from the great event. http://goteamshaw.shutterfly.com/pictures/27
We named her Taylor Poppy Shaw. Taylor after my maiden name and Poppy after our good friend Chris Pappaioanou who we love and adore. We call Chris the Fun Poppy or just Poppy for short. We've had years of adventures together and look forward to many more in the years to come. When everyone returned in the morning, my cousin Michael, my mom & dad, Liz, Chris & Nikki & Jonathan. OZ popped the magnum bottle of champagne Liz brought us and we introduced Miss Taylor Poppy Shaw to her new family & friends! I think we surprised Poppy by naming our first born after him. ;)
She came out looking like most aliens do as OZ would say. No fat on her bones just yet. She was small, but healthy. She weighed 4lbs 9ozs and was 17 & 3/4 inches long. We were just so delighted that she was 100% healthy.
Here's a few pictures from the great event. http://goteamshaw.shutterfly.com/pictures/27
Aha! I read that a baby's skin is pretty transparent at first, and it will get normal in a few weeks. I think that means that Taylor has very, very light skin. If she has red hair, she will really look like a poppy!
ReplyDeleteYou never cease to amaze me...great friend, great wife, and now great MOM! I am so excited to see the blog. I know life gets crazy, and we don't get to see each other as much as we would like, but I am so thrilled I can keep up with the new little lady on your updates. I love you all, miss you tons, and hope to see you soon.
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