Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Monday, June 25, 2007

No More Womb

Operation No More (Room) Inside
aka The Baby Reyes Evacuation Plan

Mission Timeline:

05:08 Things began with a splash when V's water broke
05:47 Off to the hospital.
05:51 1st contraction
06:00 Arrival to hospital
06:09 Checked in and rolling to the maternity suite
06:21 Checked into observation room
06:41 STATUS CHECK: 1 centimeter dilated and "-2 station"
08:10 Dr. Cofield reports for duty
08:19 STATUS CHECK: still 1 centimeter dilated
08:39 V moved to LDR (Labor Delivery Recovery) Room 9
09:10 Pitocin IV connected to intensify contractions
10:42 The Epidural Request
11:02 Epidural Procedure (until 11:14)
15:09 STATUS CHECK: 4 centimeters dilated
16:06 Epidural Reinforcement
16:48 Power nap for Daddy
17:07 Daddy up and ready for round 2
17:08 V's parents arrive @ hospital
18:15 STATUS CHECK: 6 centimeters dilated and "-1 station"
19:37 STATUS CHECK: 7 to 8 centimeters dilated
20:19 J's mom arrives.
20:20 STATUS CHECK: Fully dilated
20:21 The pushing begins

21:47 ... On Sunday, June 24th @ 9:47pm, Operation: No More Womb Inside was successfully completed. V gave birth to "Alex"... more formally known as Justin Alexander Emmanuel Reyes: 8 pounds, 2.4 ounces, and 21 inches of baby boy. Mom and baby are doing great, and dad is just totally thrilled and beside himself after the miracle that he just witnessed.







14 seconds old


23 minutes old

74 minutes old

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Splash

V's water broke about 10 minutes ago.
Off to the hospital we go. Stay tuned.