Happy Birthday Sutton

Here is a quick synopsis of Sutton's arrival. It started off almost identical to Lincoln's. Saturday night, 9/11 we ate pizza for dinner (I had pizza the night before Lincoln was born too). My water broke around 1:15am (my water broke with Lincoln around midnight). We called my parents and Dad came over to stay with Lincoln while we headed to the hospital. We got there around 2:20am and they put me in triage. I was having a few contractions, but nothing painful or consistent. After confirming I was in labor, they started the IV and monitors and moved me into a room. The triage nurse was my birthing class teacher three years ago with Lincoln. She remembered us and was so nice to let Ryan walk around and choose what room we wanted. The big birthing suite, room 12 was open, so he picked it. I was 2cm (and had been for about a week) at 4am when they moved me to the room.

With Lincoln's delivery, I progressed so fast, the epidural didn't have time to catch up to the pain and I ended up with a lot of painful back labor until they could regulate the meds. Luckily, my doctor had advised me to get the epidural early and before they started Pitocin. So, around 7, we got the ball rolling and by 730 the nurse anesthetist was working on me. At 815 I had bumped to a 4cm and less than an hour later the nurse came in and I was 10cm and 100%! I asked if I could sit more up right and she said "not unless you want that baby falling out before the doctor arrives". My doctor's practice is on call all week and 6 out of every 8 weekends. Just my luck this was the one weekend they weren't on call. So I ended up with a brand new dr I had never met! Dr. Chan was really nice. She was young and female like my doctor. I wasn't' nervous, but surprised how quickly I progressed. She almost didn't make it. I pushed for about 20 minutes and out he came. The labor was much easier this time around, but the pushing was much harder. Sutton was wedged way over in my left side. But, he found his way out. His umbilical cord was in a knot. The nurse said that because his cord was so thick (it was HUGE), that it kept it from pulling too tight and cutting off his lifeline to me. We thank God for protecting him those 9 months.

I ended up having some postpartum bleeding and was kept on Pitocin for another 12 hours and took some medicine to keep it under control. But again, God was in control and protected me during those hours following the birth. Definitely more drama than I expected. I really love the suspense of not knowing when the baby is coming and am so grateful I got to avoid inducing. After the labor and delivery, the doctor and nurse told me my little body was made to have babies. Don't tell Ryan:)

Sutton Reece Blake was born 9-12-10 weighing in at 7lbs, 13 oz and 20.5 in Lincoln was also 20.5 inches and weighed 7lbs 15.5 oz.

Waiting

Mr. Sutton Reece Blake

just minutes old

7lbs, 13 oz

Memer and Gigi

Grandma Fast

Grandpa Fast

Cousin Cason and Sutton

We think he looks exactly like Lincoln

First Bath

I love a cuddly, sleeping baby!

Big Brother Lincoln and Baby Sutton meet at last

Brothers!!!!!!!

Daddy and Sutton

Mommy and her boys

Blake, party of four

Oh My! Another Flashback!

September 1, 2007

August 29, 2010

The top picture was taken a few days before Lincoln was born; the bottom picture was taken Sunday. The biggest difference is in my face and stomach. I'm about 10 lighter than I was with Lincoln at the same point. Wonder if that means the baby will be smaller than Lincoln...he was a whopping 8 lbs and 20.5 inches.

August 3rd Flashback

August 3, 2007 33 1/2 weeks

August 3, 2010 33 1/2 weeks

The further into the pregnancy I get, the more noticeable it is that I'm carrying this one much lower! Won't be long now.

Flashback - 29 weeks

July 4, 2007

July 3, 2010

So this is the long stretch towards the end...I'm enjoying a lovely mixture of pregnancy symptoms: heartburn, leg cramps, backache, fatigue, swollen hands and feet. I'm now seeing my doctor every two weeks and assume I passed my glucose test since I didn't hear back. The nurse said, no news is good news at this point! Come on September!

June 3rd Flashback - 25 weeks

My, my, my how much can change in one short month. No denying I'm pregnant and no turning back:) I had no issues with being pregnant in the summer the first go around. We had lots of rain and it was a relatively nice summer. I worked indoors Monday - Thursday and enjoyed doing yard work up to the very weekend before Lincoln was born. However, I have a feeling things will be much different this time. I'm already panting just walking in the parking lot, my back is much more tender from toting Lincoln around and my feet are looking more and more like little sausages each day...but alas, it's totally worth it to have a September baby!!! I can't believe I'm already in my 7th month. 104 days to go.

June 3, 2007 (25 weeks)

June 3, 2010 (25 weeks)

May 3rd Flashback---20 1/2 weeks

Since Lincoln's due date was September 18th, and this baby's due date is September 18th, the date to date comparisons are exact! Here I am on May 3rd in 2007 and May 3rd this year. I'm was 20 1/2 weeks when these photos were taken.

May 3, 2007

May 3, 2010

18 weeks

16 weeks with Lincoln

18 weeks with Baby Blake

Even though these babies share the same due date, I took a pic every four weeks with Lincoln, 8, 12, 16 weeks, etc. This time, I went to the dr for the first time at 10 weeks, so I'm a little off. For next month, I will get in sync with the first pregnancy. Not much has changed, although the jeans I'm wearing in the top picture are not maternity, and when I tried them on last week, I couldn't button them, so I guess my hips are a little wider this go around!

It's beginning to look a lot like...

PREGNANCY! We took this yesterday afternoon, I'm 16 1/2 weeks. We have a sonogram scheduled for 4/26, three weeks from today.

Not wearing maternity clothes quite yet, but boy, it won't be long!!


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