Monday, February 8, 2010

UPDATED x9: John's coming...

Hello LB's readers,

This is Scott, LB's husband. We are at the hospital and LB is numb from the waist down, so she wanted me to update everyone. Her mom has already done one update this morning if you want to go check it. But you should also check out my blog . I haven't updated yet and probably won't for a while, but there is various other hilarious content for you to peruse while waiting to hear about John.

-Scott

UPDATE: I've decided to just update here when there is something new. For example, this is the first update because I should have mentioned that she had dilated 4cm.

UPDATEx2: LB's water broke. I have already heard to phrase mucous plug too much today and it is only 830. LB wanted me to be sure to add that it broke on its own, like she is proud of it or something.

UPDATEx3: LB's new nurse is British and her accent is awesome. Every time she leaves the room LB says "I love her." It may be the epidural talking, she seems to love things a lot more since getting that.

UPDATEx4: Yes, Amanda, that was a shameless plug. I did tell LB when she asked me to do this that I wasn't used to writing for an audience this large, so I wasn't promising anything.

UPDATEDx5: It's 10:15. The doctor just checked and she is 9.5cm and they said that will start pushing in about an hour.

UPDATEDx6: Hen, we came in on Friday night/Saturday morning at 3am after not sleeping that night and neither of us have slept since yesterday morning. I'm not on top of my game enough to compete with those two. Plus, I don't have a donkey so I don't stand a chance against BP.

UPDATEDx7: The nurse just told us that since LB's water broken on its on, we don't have to pay for the tool they use to break it for her. The nurse said in 2002 when hers was done, that tool cost $14, so given inflation and LB's proficient use of coupons, we probably just saved a week's worth of groceries. Sweet.

UPDATEDx8: It's getting close, y'all. I'm starting to get butterflies, my stomach is churning, there is a constant lump in my throat and my hands are freezing. I think this will be the last update until he is here.

UPDATEDx9: Ok, sorry for taking so long to update. I'm working on 37hrs of no sleep and 11hrs of no eating. LB is in pretty much the same state except for birthing a human today, which from what I can gather, is quite taxing. LB is doing well. We had a slight setback with John though. He suffered a pneumothorax, which is extra air in the chest cavity due a hole in his lung. It was scary for us but not as bad as it sounds. He wasn't born with the hole there, but did it to himself. Basically he took an overzealous first breath when switching over from breathing fluids to breathing air and popped his own lung. The air is seeping out of that hole and forcing things to go where they're not suppose in his chest. That's about as scientific as I can get and I don't even know if that is totally correct, I kind of just wanted to use the word seeping. The docs were saying it's pretty common, but when they were taking him to a special treatment area and putting one of those face mask type deals on his head to help him breathe, that did not make me feel better. They were saying it probably happens a lot more than we know about, they just don't catch it. I thought when they said that it wasn't really helping their case or making me feel any better. Anyway, the good news is, barring any infections he should be good to go within a 3-5 days because God crazy smart and made lungs so that they can repair themselve. They also said that there should be no long lasting effects, once its healed it, its healed. Of course anything could happen so we greatly desire your prays.

Right now John is hanging out in the NICU looking all handsome and suave even with a mini greenhouse over his head. LB is at the hospital with her sister Sarah. And I'm at home with my parents, sister, and LB's mom. I'm not sure what is going on downstairs though because I am in bed hoping to put an end to this 37 hour non sleep marathon. Also, as I just mentioned it has been a while since I have slept so there is a slight chance everything I just wrote doesn't make sense. If that is the case, my bad. I don't feel like going back and proofreading it all. I'm sure LB will be back soon with her eloquent well manicured prose to clear everything up. Good night.

27 comments:

Amanda said...

That was a shameless plug for your blog :)
Yay!!! Keep us updated Scott!

Kasey said...

Yayyy!

Jessica said...

Praying for you guys...so excited to hear the news! Keep us posted...can't wait to see pictures!!!!!! By the way, LB, your mom's blog was hilarious! However, I know it wasn't so much for you! :) Hang in there friend!

SGN said...

Yay! Prayers for all!
Alison

Lindsay said...

Soo exciting! Can't wait to hear...y'all are in our prayers!

The Slagleys said...

Praying for you, what an exciting day!

Katie said...

We are soooo excited for you!!! We can't wait to see that little Angel!! Our prayers and thoughts are with you during this very exciting time!!!!

Nicole said...

Good Luck. I am so happy for you!!

Ashley Turnbull said...

Fun times!!! Can't wait to hear of the big arrival (and, after her big blog yesterday...God's timing is PERFECT!!!).

PS. Can you beat A's play by play of Kate's birth??? We shall see!!!

PSS> Or BP's blog...man, that was pretty funny, too.

Hank and Anna Uzzell said...

yay! can't wait to see pictures!

jane said...

can't wait!
praying for y'all...mm mmm those first moments of meeting are just delicious!

Rachel said...

Hip, Hip, Hooray!!! Please ppost pictures soon!

laura.murphree said...

i am so glad he is on the way. i cannot wait to see pics of him. praying for you guys.

Sara said...

Love it! Praying for you guys and just can't wait to see pictures of John!

Ashley Turnbull said...

Hello?! Baby yet??!!!

Brandon and Erin said...

Yes I do have a donkey but I didn't know it gave me an extra step. Come on Johnny Rocket. The Ro-Train needs his QB.

Hope everything is going well. BP is praying.

Matthew Robert Means said...

We are praying for you guys!!!!!

Hang in there!!!

Matthew Robert Means said...

We are praying for you guys!!!!

Love the Means'

Redheaded Adventures said...

Praying for the little one and the amazing Mama. You did pretty good with the pneumothorax (spelled it with a "p" and everything) Happy sleeping and Congratulations!
AND when you wake from your marathon sleep let us know how big he is and what time he finally ventured out - you know the stuff the girls want to know.

Ashley Turnbull said...

PRAYING! GET SOME REST AND WE'LL PRAY FOR JOHN'S QUICK RECOVERY!!!!!!! GIVE LB OUR BEST :-)

Lindsay said...

Praying for rest and peace for y'all and for little John's lung to heal quickly!

Jessica said...

Praying for little John...thanks Scott for all your updates...get some rest.

Deanna said...

Congratulations!! We are praying for your strength and for baby John's speedy recovery. Can't wait to see pictures!

Amanda said...

Praying for John. Congrats!!! We are so excited for you guys. Can't wait to see pictures. Tell LB hi!

Sarah Garner said...

I think I checked for updates 100 times! Congratulations! Let me know when you are ready for visitors.

laura.murphree said...

We are so happy for you guys. We will be praying for John.

Sara said...

Praying for little John. We can't wait to hear that he is out of the NICU and to see those precious pictures!