Becky was kind enough to invite me to watch him born and it was absolutely wonderful! Becky went into labor on Thursday night around 7:30 and by 8:30 she was headed to the hospital. She was already a 4 when she checked in and they started an IV and gave her antibiotics. Of course, my Jon was at work, so I called my brother Mike to see if he could come sleep on my couch. Mike is a gem and came after he played in a softball game. He got there about midnight. The nurse had told Becky that she'd probably not deliver until 3 or 4, so Mike and I decided to get a little bit of sleep in case Jon got home, so that Mike could come wait at the hospital. I told Becky that I'd head in around 2, with or without Mike.
She called at 1:50 a.m. and said to come now! I got up and hurried to the hospital. I walked in the Labor & Delivery room at 2:10 and they had Becky all ready to push. She did about 3 pushes and out he came at 2:14 a.m! A-MAZE-ING!! Becky was a champ (and so much easier than pushing for 2 hours like she did with Brooklyn). I was so grateful I made it and so grateful that Mike made it possible for me to be there. (Jon was at that same hospital and I ended up making it home before him!).
Jake weighed 8 lbs. 13 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. He loved laying on his mom's chest and trying to focus his little eyes on her. He is perfect! I think he has similar features to Brooklyn and he's just the nicest little baby!
A super, huge congratulations to Becky & John!
2 comments:
Oh I loved reading this post and you are WAY too nice. I'm so glad you made it there right in time (what is it with 2nd babies coming so fast? :))
I love the picture of his double chin - ha ha - that's my boy!!
You are a saint once again for staying up all night to see a 2 a.m. delivery. I'll try better on the next one to make that 2 PM :)
Wow, you barely made it. SO nice you could be there. Love all the pictures. He is a real cutie!
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