Landon Alexander

Yesterday morning I called the hospital at 4am to check on bed availability for my induction. I was told not to come in and that they would call back with a time and not to expect anytime soon. Now I was wide awake and hoping I would go into labor but no so I went back to sleep for around 5 only to get a phone call at 5:30am saying come on in. We arrived at 6:45 and got registered, an IV started, blood drawn and monitors hooked up. My pitocin was started around 9 at which time I was still 3cm (same as on Tuesday doctor appt). At 9:45 my water was broke (which was not fun like it was with Hayden.... spontaneously happened in the parking lot as I jumped out of the truck), I was 3cm still and contractions started picking up in intensity. Dr. Brown said it would probably be late afternoon before the baby would make an appearance. Got my epidural around 10:15 (thank you Lord) was checked at 11:35 was 5 cm. I forced Jeff and his dad to go the cafeteria to get some lunch while Deanna and mom kept me company. The baby's heart rate starting going into the 70's and staying there, the nurse tried placing me in different positions to see if that would help and it didn't. By know it's 12:28 and she said let me check you although it's been less than an hour and you shouldn't have progressed much. She then said "Oh wow, it's time to have a baby, there's the head crowning now." In less than an hour I went from 5cm to 10cm and this baby was coming. Aunt Peggy just happened to show up to check on things so she timed it perfect to witness the birth. We called Jeff and told him to get back up here now and Dr. Brown was called. He came in, the nurses set up the table, he converted the bed, had me push once and the baby's head was out, one more push and out came the rest..... it's a Boy! He had the cord around his neck twice so Jeff didn't cut the cord. we waited for what felt like minutes (but probably wasn't) for him to breathe or cry. He then let out a wail and was measured and weighed, cleaned up a bit and given to daddy who brought him to me.

Meet the newest addition to our family

Landon Alexander Kuhn, born at 12:41pm on 12/3/09 weighing a whooping 8 lbs 2.9 oz (compared to Hayden's tiny 6 lbs 13.9 oz) and 20 inches long. His head was 14 inches (BIG)













Notice I updated the blog title to Ten Little Fingers Ten Little Toes x Two.