March 31, 2011 came and went without a baby. Not that we were expecting him to come on his due date, but he continued to not come for the next week and a half, and we, along with the doctor, decided it was time for this little boy, who seemed very content in his watery apartment, to be evicted and come into the world! April 10 we went in to the hospital for an induction. Jacob was a stubborn little boy! He didn't budge! They tried a couple things, and finally, with not even pitosin causing regular contractions, we decided to break my own water at about 11 am on April 11. Man, was that a bad idea! contractions started in earnest! 7 hours later, Jacob finally made it into this world!
On April 11, 2011(4/11/11) Jacob Payson Pistorius made his beautiful entry into into this world at 6:18 pm(18:18)! He weighed 8 lbs. 14 oz an was 22 inches long! At one point we thought the due date was off, but when he came out, he had no vernix, and his skin was all wrinkly and peeling! He was very much ready to come out!
We ended up staying an extra day in the hospital for a little bit of jaundice, Jacob got to spend some time in the wonderful blue billyruben lights, and be our little glowworm for a night, but we are happy to say he is 100% healthy now!
Now, a month later, he is 10 lbs 1 oz, 15.6 in long, and very cute! We love playing with him! Since birth he's been holding his head up! He would just stare at us for the first hour or so, after he was born! He loves staring out the window in our apartment, and will concentrate on things, as if he's trying to understand them!
2 comments:
What a handsome son you have! I wish I could be holding him right now. He looks like an angel. I'm glad everything is going well and you are getting to enjoy your little guy to the fullest.
Not to be nit-picky or anything, but I know babies lose weight after birth but I've never heard of one shrinking. How did he go from being 22" at birth to 15.6" at his one month appointment?
Shrinking baby and all, he's a cutie!
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