Just as we were putting the finishing touches on dinner Friday night, Alison said "If I have another contraction like that, we should start timing them." The next two contractions were four minutes apart and Uncle Ben got a phone call to come get Vivi because we had to get to the hospital. After a week of snow and ice in Seattle, Alison thankfully went into labor during a regular ol' Seattle rainstorm. A fevered, but law-abiding drive to the hospital ensued, triage took way too long, before Mama's labor was finally in the hands of the delivery nurse Becky. We've long forgotten the name of Veronica's delivery nurse because we've been calling her everything else for the past three years. But Becky will always be Becky. She was wonderful. Dr. Bohmke ordered up the epidural nice and early and Mama travelled the final 6 centimeters under the spell of modern medicine.
The moment of delivery took 4 pushes and Simon was born just after midnight at 12:02 AM on 1/21/12. He came out purple and a little upset, but he pinked up quickly. He weighed in at 6 lbs 14 oz and stood, er... stretched out to 19 inches. Everything went as deliveries are supposed to go. Daddy even got to cut the cord this time.
We spent three nights at the hospital because the doctors needed to keep and eye on Simon for an extra 24 hours to make sure a strep infection didn't set in. Round the clock nursing care is nothing to turn one's nose up at and we didn't mind being required to stay. Simon met his big sister first thing Saturday morning. Veronica couldn't wait to snuggle her little brother and knew just how to settle him down.
Simon received visits from the Heaters, Auntie GG, Uncle Sean, Auntie Erin, Jackson, and Grayson. The trophy for best baby-warming present goes to Auntie GG. Although, Veronica might disagree. Simon greeted his big sister with an Ariel doll that hasn't left her hands too often. Not that she minded Auntie GG's present.
Thanks to the Heaters and Leary-Sebos for their Vivi-sitting over the weekend. Veronica enjoyed all the adventures in the 'burbs.
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