Blue is for BOYS!

And I am back! Whew...the past 17 days have really been something else! I will spare you all of the detail and stick to the good stuff like..... we have a son! Anderson Francis. Anderson was born on August 1, 2011 at 6:16pm via emergency c-section. He weighed 8lbs

13oz and was 21 inches long. Most importantly he is a happy, healthy, and "regular" baby boy!

I had been having contractions all weekend long but nothing that was convincing me I was in active labor. We went for a Dr. appointment on Monday morning for another ultra sound to check fluid levels since they were low on Friday and to do another stress test just to make sure little bean was doing fine. At the appointment I was having active contractions and mentioned to my Dr. the yellow coloring to my eyes. That prompted her to send us to Toledo Hospital for blood work and to go from there. Well, blood work did not come back in my favor and the VBAC got nixed and I was in the OR by 5:45 pm that evening.

The surgery was pretty much like I remembered it the last time but with more spectators. We had a resident who had just started his residency and this was only his 2nd c-section of the day and EVER! Oh boy....and a med student, fresh out of his undergrad. The boys sure did get an eye full that is for sure! Ben did amazing and held Anderson right next to me until they were done putting me back together.

The power of drugs blows my mind, they were operating and I didn't even know it, next thing I know they are pushing down on my ribs and pulling something very heavy out (that would be Anderson...). Ben was shocked when they told him it was a boy, I had guessed a boy when everyone in the OR was placing their bets. Turns out 70% of women who develop the PUPPPs rash have boys.....hmmmm.....

The first 8 hours after surgery is always the hardest. Last time I itched from head to toe for 2 days straight...this time I chattered, shook, and sweated for a solid 6 hours and then I itched from head to knee! The rash took over my entire body (except below my knees?) and I had red freckles everywhere! This eventually went away entirely a week later.

Anderson spent the night in the NICU under observation. They did a chest x-ray on him that night and discovered fluid in his lungs. The fluid ended up working it's way out and he was back with us by 11 am the next morning. He then had to have an EKG just to check out what one of the Dr.'s thought was a heart murmur. EKG came back good and no heart murmur!

We were discharged on Thursday and we got a little nap in before Audrey came home from the sitters. She is SO in love with her baby Anderson. She is not the least bit jealous (yet...) and loves doing things for him, touching him, kissing him, throwing away his diapers, putting bottles in the sink, and just being around him. We have to watch her closely just to make sure she is practicing all of the things we have taught her and none of the things that are off limits like burping his stomach....:)