It happened 2/22. On Saturday the 21st Mel reported an actually painful contraction. She had been having Braxton / Hicks contractions (non labor, practice contractions) for a while, so we didn't think anything of it. Naturally, that evening I was scheduled to be out with the boys. Mel got a hold of me by 10:30 to come back, and then things started happening quickly. We got to the hospital around midnight. Mel measured 5 cm right off the bat, and 8 cm shortly after, so they knew we weren't foolin around. We went to the delivery room (from labor-admitting) without delay, got the IV in, had some light narcotics and then went on to the epidural. When this kicked in Mel was finally able to get her feet under her. She had been in a lot of pain, and with labor progressing as quickly as it did she didn't have much time to keep up with things. The epidural slows contractions down, so the nurses gave us some time to get ourselves together. After a 1 hr nap a nurse, who though unnamed shall remain forever close to our hearts, came in and said "Well, you're at 9 and a half. Would you like to push?" Our boy was carried very low the entire time, that is to say he didn't have far to go. After 20 min of pushing through contractions the nurse said "Stop!" 10 min later we had a doctor to make the catch and a few more pushes brought our son into the world.
It was 3:39 am. Not quite 4 hrs after getting to the hospital, we had reached the apogee of our stay. There were 10 babies that night, and 7 circumcisions the next day. We got outta there about 36 hrs after that.
Before we left we figured we really ought to settle on a name. Mel had said early that she didn't know if she could choose one before she had seen the guy. At that time we had picked out a few family names, and I gathered a batch from baby name resources on the web. In the hospital we ended up choosing Corbin from the short list. Faced with the need to choose again for the middle name, my own middle name was conscripted for duty.
Corbin Christopher Thorne. 6 lbs, 14 oz at birth, 20 in. Pictures follow.
9 comments:
Open your eyes little man!
He's a handsome little bugger.
He is absolutely gorgeous. And I must congratulate the entire Thorne Clan. That's a perfect addition to your family.
He is beautiful, you two. Congratulations!
(I think the middle name should be your word verification today: HATOM!)
Congratulations gang, he is adorable! Mel, you look amazing in these photos. I'm sure when my time comes I'll look like I've been through a tornado! I look forward to seeing you both and meeting your gorgeous son. Love, Alisa
Congratulations!!!
I was wondering if he'd decided to show up, what with the radio silence around here.
Yay for you!
Congratulations!!! Whoot!!! All my best wishes to the whole fam!
Love,
Steph
Atta boy!
Congratulations!!!
You have a beautiful son. We are thrilled for you and can't wait to meet the little guy in person!
Lots of Love,
Karin, Brad, Kaia and Quinn
Oh that last photo. What a cherub.
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