William's Birth Day: Part Three

Disclaimer: I want to write down my memories of William's birth mainly for me and my memory; that's the topic of this post. There are so many options these days with regard to the birth process and even more opinions on the matter. These are the choices that David and I made, with the guidance of our OB and our own research. I want to be straight forward and note that these are not the choices for everyone so please don't think I'm pushing these choices, nor am I interested if you don't agree with our choices. Thanks!

So when it came time to push, we learned that Mr. William, who had been in the right position for birth for every sonogram, had decided at the last minute to rotate the wrong way. Which made for a much longer delivery than anyone expected! We started at 8pm, and William didn't make his arrival until 10:04pm Tuesday night. I pushed for about an hour before they called in Dr. S and the nursery nurses to prepare to deliver our sweet boy! At one point, one of the nursery nurses started laughing and said that she thought he was hanging on to my ribs with his toes. I think I would have laughed a little more then if I wasn't so exhausted!

But little William was worth the wait! He weighed 8 lbs, 11 oz. and was 20 and 1/2 inches long. I remember the nurses putting him on my chest right after he was delivered, and I was sort of in shock that it was all over and he was here! David cut his cord, and then they put him under the heat lamp to take his measurements and do some routine tests.

Here's a picture David snapped during the process:

We were all laughing that he had his little hand on his head, like he was saying Geez! My head sure does hurt!

Here's the first picture of our little family of three:

After he got cleaned up, they gave him back to me and he talked to me for about an hour. It was soooo sweet, like he was telling me all about his journey to birth!

Then the family came in to see their grandson/ nephew! We were all so excited and thrilled to finally have William here, to hold. He's such a cutie!

Here are some more pictures of William's first few hours: