HE'S HERE!!

So as most of you know by now, Cash Henry Cope has arrived! I had a doctors appointment on Tuesday afternoon, and all checked out just fine. I was measuring 1 cm dilated. My doctor thought that maybe I would deliver 1-2 weeks early, but apparently Cash had a different plan.

I woke up several times during the night, just from being uncomfortable as usual. I was having what I thought was Braxton-Hicks at about 5am so decided to get up early for the day. After I got in the shower, I woke up BJ and realized that my water had broken. So we decided to get our things together and head to the hospital. I still didn't have a whole lot of pain, and wasn't completly sure this was the real deal! We got to the hospital at about 7am, was checked and found out to be 3 cm. After laboring for less than an hour, I had progressed to 5 cm. About an hour later I was 8cm, and pretty much 5 minutes later, and 3 contractions, he was born! It all went by so fast!! I managed to do it au natural, and even if I wanted to have drugs (which I never planned on anyway) there wouldn't have been time.

Cash was 5 lbs. 9 oz. and 19 in long. He is technically a preemie since he was born at 35 weeks. They consider 36 weeks being "full term". His APGAR scores were all 9 and 10 which was great for a 35 weeker. He was the talk of the nursery considering how well he was doing for being a little early. *proud mama*!! We are having to stay a few extra days in the hospital due to his size. They want to keep an eye on him, which is fine with me. He is currently breastfeeding every 3 hours, and also having a supplement of 15 cc's of formula to keep his weight up. We feed him with a pinkie in his mouth to suck on, and a syringe full of formula. Just so he doesnt get confused while breastfeeding. He has been eating really well, and has only lost 4 oz so far. He was looking a little jaundiced this morning, but after the pediatrician checked his levels, they were in the normal range. He was also taken in and circumsized this afternoon. Poor boy!!

I was officially discharged this afternoon. The hospital has a "ooarding mom" program, so I am able to stay in the room that I have been in, and be with him. They offer this as a free service while your baby is still in the nursery. I happened to score a room with a double bed, so BJ has been able to stay in the room fairly comfortably with me! This may be up for debate with him though!!! So all and all everyone is doing well. We hope to have him come home on Monday, so we will be in the hospital at least through the weekend. Will keep you all posted.