Eric and decided last year to try for one more little bundle and we got pregnant much faster than we thought! Our planning wasn't great as my due date ended up being May 2, 2015. Baby boy ended up making his appearance on May 7, 2015 which means all 4 boys have birthdays within 6 days of each other! That is one crazy week that usually has Mother's Day mixed in too!
Austin is now 7 weeks, but I'd like to back-up and share how he made his grand entrance into this world.
My doctor's agreed to let me try to deliver naturally even though I had a C-section with the boys. I was hopeful through the entire pregnancy as I felt great and even did Crossfit up until the day before delivery. I was looking forward to a quicker recovery and experiencing the miracle of a natural birth. Well, God had other plans, and we ended up going in on May 7th for my scheduled C-section. As a last ditch effort, they had me come in early that morning and broke my water to see if the baby would come naturally. After 8 hours and not progressing at all, the doctor decided it would be best to have a repeat C-section.
I was quickly wheeled back for the C-section and prepped. Eric came in fully dressed in scrubs and ready to go. We didn't find out the gender before, and I was so excited to find out if we were having a little girl or boy. As they began to deliver the baby, the anesthesiologist put a mirror up so I could see the baby. At first I was quite shocked, but it was so amazing to see the baby coming out! First his head popped out and he was screaming already, and he had so much dark hair. It was a bit shocking at first, but quickly I asked if it was a boy or girl. Eric made a joke that you can't tell by the hair! As they got the rest of him out, the doctor quickly pointed out that we had another little boy! They quickly cleaned him up and handed him to Eric. Instead of rushing him back to the nursery like they did the boys, they pushed him back to our delivery room and Eric got to do some skin to skin with him right away.
Once I was finished with the surgery, they wheeled me right back to the room and I was able to nurse immediately. It was such an amazing experience to hold and nurse the baby immediately after surgery. Soon after that, we were able to introduce Austin Red to the boys! They were so excited to meet him and have a new baby brother. Both my parents and Eric's parents came in after that, and then Uncle Adam and Aunt Lyndsay got to meet Austin all before he headed back to the nursery!
The hospital stay and recovery was short and easy. Austin was a great eater and sleeper from the beginning. Even though the experience wasn't exactly what I was hoping for, it ended up being perfect for us. We were able to bond so quickly and I couldn't have asked for a better experience.
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