The Delivery

In the interest of documenting baby Andrew's birth, I thought I should post some shots from the delivery room. They're not exactly flattering, that's why I'm hiding this post a little.

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The c-section was scheduled for 8 am and we had to arrive at the hospital at 6 am. They were just about to hook me up to monitors and start the IV, so Scott took one last belly shot.

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I walked down to the operating room with the nurse and Scott. He had to wait outside for about 10 minutes while they gave me the spinal and were about to start the surgery.

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Within just a few minutes of starting, baby Andrew made his appearance. He came out crying right away and the nurses were giggling because he peed on one of them as they were carrying him over to be wiped off. Apparently he peed two more times before they handed him to us. The above picture is the very first one of Andrew.

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Getting his heart and lungs checked out.

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"Too loud in here!" Andrew had just gotten his foot prints made. He put his feet in this position a lot the first few days.

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This is one of those unflattering pictures. Apparently, the "happy juice" is kicking in. Seriously, though, having a little something to take the edge off is what got me through this surgery without losing my mind. After the twins' section, I never wanted to have kids again I was so traumatized. My good doctor assured me they would take care of me this time around and he was right. What a difference a little drugs make.

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Check out that crying face! We immediately noticed how much he looked like Joseph. This face is one that Joe still makes when he's very upset!

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Daddy gets in the shot. The beautiful caps we had to wear were awesome. Scott's made him look like a conehead - mine was a lovely shower cap model.
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Proud papa holding his fourth boy for the first time. It really was a much better experience than all of the other births. All of the doctors and nurses were wonderful and very caring. Andrew got to nurse in the recovery room. The first night, I didn't want to sleep that much. He was just so much fun to cuddle and look at. You would think that after having three others, this newborn thing would be old hat. However, there is just nothing better than snuggling a precious new baby. He was so soft and helpless. And when a newborn stares at you, there is nothing more mesmerizing. Babies truly are a miracle!