Welcome to the World Jamison Richard Gould!

On August 18th at 2:25 am we welcomed our son into the world. I will tell you how it happened...On August 17th I started having contractions around 4pm. They weren't quite regular so I wasn't quite sure if I was in labor. Then about 9pm I started having contractions that were 5 minutes apart and lasted about 45 seconds so then I knew I was in labor. We headed to the hospital around 10:30PM. We went straight up to labor and delivery they put me in an observation room and monitored my contractions and vital signs. By that time I was 3.5 cm dilated. Then they checked me after 30 minutes and I was 4 cm dilated. The doctor was called and I was admitted to a labor and delivery room. My contractions were getting really bad and it was super painful. I was given Nubain which did take the edge off but the contractions still hurt. Then Jamison's HR was decelerating or slowing down with each contraction so Dr. Eastman who was on call was called. He told the nurse that he would come in and break my water. So he came in to break my water and found out there wasn't hardly any amniotic fluid. They started an amniotic flush and an internal monitor on the baby's head. Then Dr. Monk was called to do an epidural...woohoo relief! He happened to be next door doing another epidural so that was great that he wasn't at home. By that time I was 6cm dilated and I got the epidural. The baby's HR was still deceleration with every contraction so Dr. Eastman who was still in house was called and he wanted to do a stat C-section because he was afraid that if we waited any longer the baby may not make it. So I was prepped for a stat C-section and the anesthesiologist was contacted. (ie the secretary ran down the hallway after him) Andy changed into his scrubs as I was whisked away to the OR. I knew what to expect from seeing surgeries so I wasn't scared. I was given a ton of drugs through my epidural and draped. Andy came in to watch the surgery but really didn't want to watch because he said that it was too hard to watch. After a few minutes we heard our baby come out and start crying! His apgars were 8 and 9 and the baby was healthy. In fact the doc told me that he had a ton of hair! The doc also told me that his cord was wrapped around his neck and I asked if he was going to be ok and the doc said that he would be fine. I got to see Jamison for the first time and he was an absolute doll! Then he was taken to the nursery for his assessment and immunizations and I was taken to recovery. I recovered well and I was moved to the Ob floor where I got to be with Jamison. Andy's parents came in the room and got to see Jamison as well. My parents were called earlier and drove from Ohio to see Jamison. They got here on Wed and will be staying until Sunday. I will write more later I just thought that I had better put the birth story up since I haven't posted it yet. Here is a link with pictures of our little boy http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegouldfam/sets/72157621951355443/