Jun 10: Lori pics
I've posted a bunch of photos of Lori & miscellaneous family members on my family photos site. Click the screaming baby if you'd like to check them out:
I've posted a bunch of photos of Lori & miscellaneous family members on my family photos site. Click the screaming baby if you'd like to check them out:
Jun 6: Announcing Lori Noelle!
Just a quick post as I'm heading back to the hospital in just a minute...
Lori Noelle was born this morning at 2:16 a.m. She weighed 7lbs., 4.8 oz. and was 19 3/4 inches long. As you can see from the picture below, she's absurdly cute:
Cyndi started having contractions around 5:30 or so yesterday evening. They got closer & closer until they were pretty intense and about 5 minutes apart at 12:45, at which point we called the doctor and he told us to head over the hospital. My parents came over to be with the other kids and we got out of the house around 1:15 a.m.
At the hospital we had to go through some registration process, even though Cyndi had pre-registered. It took forever. They wheeled Cyndi away about halfway through while I sat and waited. It took me about 20 more minutes to get to the delivery room.
By the time I got there, Cyndi had changed into a hospital gown and had had a couple more contractions. The doctor checked her and was surprised to find that she was dilated 9 cm and was basically ready to deliver. Cyndi had planned to get an epidural, but there was no time. Lori was born about 20 minutes later, almost exactly an hour after we walked out of our door. I spent more time in registration than I did in the delivery room.
Contrary to Nicole's post, while I do have a queazy stomach and did get a little grossed out, I didn't actually vomit.
Lori started crying even before the cord was cut and had great apgar scores. She took right to breast-feeding and is just a perfect, healthy little baby.
Hopefully, that clears up a few of the questions I got or inspired by my twittering during the event last night. I'll post the story of her name at some point in the next couple days.
Just a quick post as I'm heading back to the hospital in just a minute...
Lori Noelle was born this morning at 2:16 a.m. She weighed 7lbs., 4.8 oz. and was 19 3/4 inches long. As you can see from the picture below, she's absurdly cute:
Cyndi started having contractions around 5:30 or so yesterday evening. They got closer & closer until they were pretty intense and about 5 minutes apart at 12:45, at which point we called the doctor and he told us to head over the hospital. My parents came over to be with the other kids and we got out of the house around 1:15 a.m.
At the hospital we had to go through some registration process, even though Cyndi had pre-registered. It took forever. They wheeled Cyndi away about halfway through while I sat and waited. It took me about 20 more minutes to get to the delivery room.
By the time I got there, Cyndi had changed into a hospital gown and had had a couple more contractions. The doctor checked her and was surprised to find that she was dilated 9 cm and was basically ready to deliver. Cyndi had planned to get an epidural, but there was no time. Lori was born about 20 minutes later, almost exactly an hour after we walked out of our door. I spent more time in registration than I did in the delivery room.
Contrary to Nicole's post, while I do have a queazy stomach and did get a little grossed out, I didn't actually vomit.
Lori started crying even before the cord was cut and had great apgar scores. She took right to breast-feeding and is just a perfect, healthy little baby.
Hopefully, that clears up a few of the questions I got or inspired by my twittering during the event last night. I'll post the story of her name at some point in the next couple days.
Lori Noelle was born this morning at 2:16 a.m. She weighed 7lbs., 4.8 oz. and was 19 3/4 inches long. As you can see from the picture below, she's absurdly cute:
Cyndi started having contractions around 5:30 or so yesterday evening. They got closer & closer until they were pretty intense and about 5 minutes apart at 12:45, at which point we called the doctor and he told us to head over the hospital. My parents came over to be with the other kids and we got out of the house around 1:15 a.m.
At the hospital we had to go through some registration process, even though Cyndi had pre-registered. It took forever. They wheeled Cyndi away about halfway through while I sat and waited. It took me about 20 more minutes to get to the delivery room.
By the time I got there, Cyndi had changed into a hospital gown and had had a couple more contractions. The doctor checked her and was surprised to find that she was dilated 9 cm and was basically ready to deliver. Cyndi had planned to get an epidural, but there was no time. Lori was born about 20 minutes later, almost exactly an hour after we walked out of our door. I spent more time in registration than I did in the delivery room.
Contrary to Nicole's post, while I do have a queazy stomach and did get a little grossed out, I didn't actually vomit.
Lori started crying even before the cord was cut and had great apgar scores. She took right to breast-feeding and is just a perfect, healthy little baby.
Hopefully, that clears up a few of the questions I got or inspired by my twittering during the event last night. I'll post the story of her name at some point in the next couple days.
