Seamus' Newborn Photo Shoot

We had the opportunity to have Seamus photographed by one very talented Meredith Hunt! (maiden name Eck) for those of you who know her. My sister-in-law and brother gave us a very generous gift and that was to have Seamus' pictures taken. So, at 10 days old Meredith came to our house, set up the cutest little studio and snapped away. She's amazing with babies. Even ones with broken collar bones! Here are some of my favorite creations!

And then there were 4!

Friday morning December 30, 2011 was quite the morning.  I had called the delivery room to make sure my induction was still a "go."  They told me yes so I was thrilled and woke Kevin up, showered, and headed to the hospital.  At 39 weeks and 5 days, we were excited to finally meet our "little man."  I had been very nervous that he was going to be a little too big for me and I was going to end up with a c-section so the more days pushed off from the induction (original date was 12/26/11) the more nervous I became.  This was it!  The day was finally here and we had the go ahead.  Well, on the way to the hospital, I get a phone call from the delivery room telling me they can't induce me that day.  I just about collapsed in tears.  Luckily I had started bleeding that morning and after a quick phone call to my doctor, I was told to come in anyway to at least get checked out.  So our journey continued.  We arrived at the hospital and we went to our room, got hooked up on the monitors and waited.  Because there was a shortage of nurses that day (due to the holiday) they didn't have a nurse to stay with me for a 1:1 to start the pitocin and break my water.  They were going to send me home and tell me to come back at 11.  Again, I could feel the tears welling up.  I just wanted to meet my baby, and to come this far and have to put it off even longer was more than I could handle.  The baby started having decelerations in his heart rate with every contraction so they kept me.  Praise God.

935am Water Broke

1130am  Pitocin started

1230  Epidural In and WORKING THIS TIME

215pm "I don't feel your cervix" says the nurse as I am being catheterized

245pm Doctor A comes in the room to check me.

246pm "you're complete. Lets have a baby"

248pm gowning and gloving

250pm "ok Rebecca, push"

251pm- 3 pushes and out comes Seamus Brennan Walsh.  All 9lbs 9oz and 22 1/2 " of him.

I can't believe how well it went.  However, I did fracture my tailbone during the delivery and my poor little man has a broken left clavicle.  We're both during well just in a little pain. 

And the big sister LOOOOOOVES him!