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Introducing Brayden Levi!!
Hi Ladies!
He arrived 5/8/08 at 9:56 pm weighing 7 lbs 9.3 oz and is 21 in long and ABSOLUTELY amazingly perfect!! They induced me at 9:10 am and nothing natta all day and night!! They said well we tried to stop it for so long that Brayden had done made up his mind that he was coming in HIS own time now! hehe I will give more details later and post more pics but just wanted to share with everyone that he is here and it's amazing!! Thank you all for your support through out the last nine months! It's had it's ups and downs but all turned out great in the end and couldn't think of a different group of women that I would have wanted to share every detail with!! Thank You all again SO MUCH!! You will never know how much it means to me and Little Brayden!!!
XOXO Patty
He arrived 5/8/08 at 9:56 pm weighing 7 lbs 9.3 oz and is 21 in long and ABSOLUTELY amazingly perfect!! They induced me at 9:10 am and nothing natta all day and night!! They said well we tried to stop it for so long that Brayden had done made up his mind that he was coming in HIS own time now! hehe I will give more details later and post more pics but just wanted to share with everyone that he is here and it's amazing!! Thank you all for your support through out the last nine months! It's had it's ups and downs but all turned out great in the end and couldn't think of a different group of women that I would have wanted to share every detail with!! Thank You all again SO MUCH!! You will never know how much it means to me and Little Brayden!!!
XOXO Patty
Oh Patty, He is a little dream! Congrats on a beautiful, beautiful baby! Great job!
oh patty.. Im so sorry you had such a hard time with labor.. and getting things going! I am so afraid that is whats going to go on with me. Its all worth it in the end though... He is such a beautiful baby. You did a wonderful Job.. get some rest.. You had ought to be worn out. I hope your getting plenty of help..CONGRADULATIONS... AND ENJOY.. Im so happy for you and your family.
well congradulations i have'nt been on for a while i had to go on bed rest and i see you had your baby well he looks perfect well enjoy the new little one.
Oh, Patty, he is soooo beautiful!!! Congratulations to you and your family. I am SO happy for you!!!
Hugs,
Sue
Hugs,
Sue
wow!!! thats an amazing story, Patty brayden is absolutely beautiful, you are so very lucky, and I am so happy for you and your family, are your other children all over him giving him lots of love?? again just wanted to say congrats on your perfect addition, I know you will be busy but dont forget you are our LEADER!!! Don't forget about us straglers here/
Luci
Luci
Thanks Ladies!!
Sorry I haven't been back on but Brayden has had jaundice so we have had to taken him to have tests done every other day and it's wiped us out. He is getting better and I couldn't be happier, I feel so bad when they have to poke his little heal and squeeze blood out! He is such a blessing in disguise! I never thought I would be so wrapped around a little babies fingers again but I am!
A little about our birth story.. I got to the hospital at 6:45am but they were just starting a c-section with a mom pregnant with twins. So we had to wait a little while. Around 9:10 they came in and started the pitocin and it didn't kick in right away so we basically just hung out all day. Then around 5 they broke my water and still nothing for hours. Not even any sort of pain. The doctors kept saying.. so much for your history of fast labors huh. Then at one point my doctor came in and said ahh come on Patty, did you forget how to have a baby.. ahaha.. I told him it wasn't me... Brayden was just getting them back for stopping him from coming so many times. hehehe They gave me an epidural around 5 to help me relax to dilate.. Then around 7 I was fully dilated but no contractions what so ever so they never told me they would just wait to see if I was going to contract. Then they noticed he was positioned the wrong way. He was sunny side up so they didn't want me pushing then. They had me roll on my left side and lay there for a while and then on my right. When I was on my right side Brayden's heartrate would go down and it was putting not only him into distress but me too!! I was so worried!! I begged them to do a c-section on me to get him out so I would know he was healthy! They feared that that would be worse on him so they tried a couple more things and was even flooding the pitocin in me to hurry up my contractions.. Oh gosh ladies.. nothing at all was happening and I thought I was going to be pregnant forever! About 9:45 they came in and said ok doctor wants you to start pushing anyways... we are having this baby tonight. They checked the way he was laying again and I was afterall contracting but didn't feel anything (which also wasn't showing up on the monitors) so when they checked me and they felt me contracting then told me to push..I pushed and pushed.. 3 times a contraction and after 3 contractions at 9:56 pm he was born!! It was absolutely amazing!! He just laid there afterwards and looked around and breastfed and looked around.. for 3 HOURS!! They said they never saw such an alert baby who never cried! He is an angel ladies!! I absolutely fell in love all over again the moment I saw him! That night we didn't get any sleep because they won't leave you alone in the hospital so my doctor said we could go home after 24 hours and it didn't matter that it was 10pm! So we left the next night at exactly 10 pm!
I came home with high blood pressure again and swollen to the gills with water but other then that I feel absolutely wonderful, can't tell I have just given birth a few short days ago (if you didn't look at all the poofyness!!!. Brayden is such a good baby, he sleeps for hours at night, it's so cute... he stays awake for about an hour after he eats and gets his diaper changed and just lays there looking all over.
Thanks for the wishes on Mother's Day... Happy belated Mothers day to all of you ladies also!!!!
Love,
Patty and Brayden!!
Sorry I haven't been back on but Brayden has had jaundice so we have had to taken him to have tests done every other day and it's wiped us out. He is getting better and I couldn't be happier, I feel so bad when they have to poke his little heal and squeeze blood out! He is such a blessing in disguise! I never thought I would be so wrapped around a little babies fingers again but I am!
A little about our birth story.. I got to the hospital at 6:45am but they were just starting a c-section with a mom pregnant with twins. So we had to wait a little while. Around 9:10 they came in and started the pitocin and it didn't kick in right away so we basically just hung out all day. Then around 5 they broke my water and still nothing for hours. Not even any sort of pain. The doctors kept saying.. so much for your history of fast labors huh. Then at one point my doctor came in and said ahh come on Patty, did you forget how to have a baby.. ahaha.. I told him it wasn't me... Brayden was just getting them back for stopping him from coming so many times. hehehe They gave me an epidural around 5 to help me relax to dilate.. Then around 7 I was fully dilated but no contractions what so ever so they never told me they would just wait to see if I was going to contract. Then they noticed he was positioned the wrong way. He was sunny side up so they didn't want me pushing then. They had me roll on my left side and lay there for a while and then on my right. When I was on my right side Brayden's heartrate would go down and it was putting not only him into distress but me too!! I was so worried!! I begged them to do a c-section on me to get him out so I would know he was healthy! They feared that that would be worse on him so they tried a couple more things and was even flooding the pitocin in me to hurry up my contractions.. Oh gosh ladies.. nothing at all was happening and I thought I was going to be pregnant forever! About 9:45 they came in and said ok doctor wants you to start pushing anyways... we are having this baby tonight. They checked the way he was laying again and I was afterall contracting but didn't feel anything (which also wasn't showing up on the monitors) so when they checked me and they felt me contracting then told me to push..I pushed and pushed.. 3 times a contraction and after 3 contractions at 9:56 pm he was born!! It was absolutely amazing!! He just laid there afterwards and looked around and breastfed and looked around.. for 3 HOURS!! They said they never saw such an alert baby who never cried! He is an angel ladies!! I absolutely fell in love all over again the moment I saw him! That night we didn't get any sleep because they won't leave you alone in the hospital so my doctor said we could go home after 24 hours and it didn't matter that it was 10pm! So we left the next night at exactly 10 pm!
I came home with high blood pressure again and swollen to the gills with water but other then that I feel absolutely wonderful, can't tell I have just given birth a few short days ago (if you didn't look at all the poofyness!!!. Brayden is such a good baby, he sleeps for hours at night, it's so cute... he stays awake for about an hour after he eats and gets his diaper changed and just lays there looking all over.
Thanks for the wishes on Mother's Day... Happy belated Mothers day to all of you ladies also!!!!
Love,
Patty and Brayden!!
OMG, he's absolutely adorable.......Congrats.............Awwwwww, I keep looking at his pic, he's way too cute.........I wanna see my baby............
congrats!!!! he is absolutely adorable - all that blond hair!! can't wait for more pictures and details! What a Mother's Day gift!
omg he's the cutest thing....I'm really really happy for you Patty. Can't wait to see some more pics. ((hugs))
Oh Patty he is wonderful!!! He is adorable and looks soooo healthy!!!!!!!!!!! What a cutie!!! Big Congrats and Happy Mothers Day!!!!!
Patti- He is adorable!!!! I know you are so happy. I hope you are having a great mothers day!! Sheri
Patty
I cant get on for a few days and look what happens
Congratulations
Welcome Brayden.
He is perfect
I cant get on for a few days and look what happens
Congratulations
Welcome Brayden.
He is perfect
Oh Patty!! He's beautiful! We are all so lucky! I can't wait to push my puppy out too!
how long until you gave birth after they induced?
Happy Mommy's day!!!!! when do you get to go home, or are you alreadY?
stephie
how long until you gave birth after they induced?
Happy Mommy's day!!!!! when do you get to go home, or are you alreadY?
stephie
Patty - what a wonderful Mother's Day present!!! I'm sooo happy for you - you're right - he's absolutely perfect!!! I know you're over the moon w/excitement (plus a little relief - rigtht - LOL?). I can't wait to hear the "rest of the story"! - jen & noah
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