Judah was born on January 21, 2008. It was Monday morning. Heather's water broke at 8:00AM and we rushed over to the hospital after making arragements for our dog. She didn't start to have contractions until we arrived at the hospital. At the start Heather was determined to not have meds, but when the pain started to increase, the idea of pain killer started to become more desireable, moreso because the idea of several more hours of the pain appeared unbearable. The nurse brought in the epidural and made a call to the anesthesialogist. When the nurse checked Heather's dialation, we discovered that she was 100% dialated and that the epidural would not be happening. This was not what Heather wanted to hear. Since the time to start pushing had arrived there was nothing she could do. Heather did not have stirrups, so I held one leg and the nurse held the other. I was a bit concerned because we only had one birthing class. The doctor/nurse told us that the pushing would feel like and be similar to going #2. When Judah came out, it appeared that he was spring loaded. Fortuneatley, the doctor caught him. I had the privilage of cutting the umbilical cord and calling the gender, and I did both things right.
Judah was wisked away to NICU and Heather was given a room for recovery. Heather was out in two days. Judah is progressing. First he got off the respirator. Then he no longer needed an IV. After that they stopped monitoring his blood oxygen levels. His light and incubator were the next to go. Now his is in a crib with a heart and repiriratory sensor and a feeding tube. He has been nursing minimally for the past week, and has been progressing in his capacity.
We are both looking forward for the day when he comes home. But we are both very thankful for the grace God has given us and that there have been no complications.
