Sam Has Arrived

At 8:45 this morning, we finally got to meet our little boy! He was born 7 lbs. 3 oz. 19.75 inches long. Sam made his way into the world kicking and screaming...lots of screaming.

Here is what he looked like fresh from momma's belly:



Overall, he and Jennifer are doing fine. Sam is having some slight complications that are normal for babies that are born by C-Sections. He had low oxygen levels and some trouble breathing due to the amount of fluid in his stomach and lungs. Apparently, all babies have this fluid in their stomach and lungs, but C-Section babies do not have the "privilege" of having this fluid squeezed out of them during a natural childbirth. More than you wanted to know? Sorry. I'll try to keep this light. Sam is likely going to be in the NICU for a couple of days, but it's only precautionary. No worries. He'll be fine.

A note to blog readers who are thinking of visiting: Doctors have cautioned us against visitors who are sick or have recently been sick. Tomorrow, they're going to let Sam visit us here in the room occasionally, but as a precaution, they obviously don't want Sam to be exposed to any illness. They've said that this is a precaution mostly for the other babies in the NICU. They don't want Sam to bring any illnesses back into the NICU after he's done visiting with us. If you plan on visiting tomorrow or Sunday, please keep this in mind.

Jennifer is doing okay. She's in considerable pain which is understandable since she was sliced open, and a baby (plus a bunch of other stuff that I won't describe in detail) was ripped from her insides. ( I think I saw too much. I may have Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder.) Jennifer is fighting the pain like a champ, a champ with an I.V. Morphine drip.



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