The Longest, Scariest and Best Day

We arrived at the hospital a bit after 10am on Sunday, August 5 with all systems go. The labor and delivery rooms were huge and we were fairly comfortable as the day dragged on with little activity. That evening Steph began having some more intense contractions though she was still doing well and operating without pain medicine. We didn't really sleep much though and we started Monday morning pretty beat. Steph's contractions were a bit more intense now and she got an epidural around 9am on Monday.

Then, about an hour later, little Duke's heart rate dropped down below the 130-140 beats per minute it had been averaging. I went out to the nurses station, they rushed in and rushed Steph out to the emergency room.

Here's the last recording taken before the quick exit.

The red line represent's the baby's heart rate so you can see it was well below were it should have been.

About 30 minutes after hauling Steph out - Jack was born! Weighing in at 5 pounds, 6 ounces.

Four days later, we packed up the little tike to take him home! We also quickly proclaimed him the best baby in the world. He really is a good baby with little crying and lots of snuggles.

We were thrilled to finally get Jack home in his room.