We are officially a family of four! It seems so surreal saying that. Our little guy finally made his entrance into the world and into our hearts on August 26th, 2015 at 10:22 AM. He wasn't interested in coming into the world willingly, so we had an induction of labor when he was 3 days past his due date.
Winnie Palmer Hospital has been very busy lately, for about the past 3 months in fact, our numbers of deliveries have been increased compared to previous years. We are the second busiest Women and Babies hospital in the country delivering 14,000 babies every year. That averages out to about 40 babies every 24 hours. The numbers are mind boggling and the work is very busy. That being said, sometimes people who are electively having their baby don't always get to come in at their scheduled time. Take me for example. They called me the night before to let me know it might be too busy for me to come in at my scheduled time at 5AM. However, being that I work on the unit, they made me an offer. Come in super early, at midnight, to secure my bed and get my induction started. I didn't refuse, thinking I probably wouldn't get much sleep anyways, and we headed to the hospital in the dead of night.
Things were fast a furious once they started the medication to make me have contractions. After I got my epidural, my midwife broke my water, and in no time I was completely dilated. My medication was started at 1:30 AM and I was completely dilated at 5:30 AM! Things progressed so fast that my epidural didn't quite cover my pain as well as it should have. For the next four hours we worked on pain control, a little bit of pushing, and some position changes to get this little guy out. We would also come to find out that Grant was positioned in a way some refer to as "sunny side up", his face was looking up towards the ceiling. This makes everything a lot harder to get the baby out. After about an hour of pushing, more pain control issues, and another 30 minutes more of pushing, we had our son! Grant Robert finally came out at 10:22 AM. The next few pictures show some of our first looks at him.
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| The look of pure joy and relief! |
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| My son! |
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| A very proud Daddy! |
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| Snuggles with Grandma |
Our big guy weighed in at 9 pounds 2.2 ounces! I was shocked to say the least. I had a suspicion he was going to be big just by the way my belly felt. I was very big in the belly, and it felt very heavy, however I was always measuring normal when I went in for check ups. Sophie was only 7 pounds 11 ounces, so this guy was a pound and a half bigger! He has a voracious appetite to go along with all that poundage. Thank goodness, because I have a lot of work to do to feed this guy, so he had better request it from me!
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| Big boy!! |
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| First photo with Mommy and Daddy |
Sophie was able to join us at the hospital later that evening when she was done with school. The baby nurse wheeled him into the room and Sophie patiently awaited to see him. This is one of her first looks at her baby brother.
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| Shortly after I placed him in her arms she said, "Mommy, you hold him?" Still a little timid |
When Sophie sat by my side looking at him, she just wanted to touch his face. She spent a few minutes stroking his cheek and his very soft hair. She wanted to touch every part of his face but we had to restrain her when it came to the eyes and such. She's still a little unsure about holding him, and doesn't like it when he cries. If he has a poopy diaper, she immediately asks for me to change him because she can't stand the smell or the idea of someone sitting in their poop.
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| First look! Such a cute face on my girl |
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| Brother and Sister, best buddies already |
My dad got into town on Saturday, the day after we made it home from the hospital. He was so excited to meet his new Grandson who's middle name is Robert after his Papa. There is one thing that Grant does that is just like Grandpa. When he sneezes, it's usually four in a row, and his Grandpa has a knack for sneezing multiple times in a row. There is something about baby bodily functions that makes us all laugh every time.
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| Papa's first look at Grant |
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| Milk Drunk! |
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| "It's so bright out here!" |
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| Morning snuggles |
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| Daddy's new buddy |
There is still plenty of debate going around about who Grant looks like. The Swartz's say a Swartz and the York's have said a York. We don't think he looks a whole lot like Sophie, except for maybe in the nose area. Either way, he's a whole lot of cuteness!
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| Be still my heart... |
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| First bath at home |
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| Both of my babies liked getting their hair washed |
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| Peek-a-boo! |
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| On our way to our first doctors appointment |
We have had an outpouring of well wishers and congratulations from family, friends and co-workers. It's all been overwhelming and we feel so lucky to know such great people! Grandma Cindy is staying to help us over the next month, so we are very fortunate to have her here, since she basically waits on all of us hand and foot, all while working from home for Pfizer!
Life is about to get crazy! Check back to see if we're surviving :)
With a little extra love,
The Yorks
Dan, Jess, Sophie, and baby Grant
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