We welcomed Sam Wesley Culp last Friday, January 6th, at 1:26 pm.
Although we knew we were at the point where he could arrive any day, I still felt like I had another week to go. However when my alarm went off at 6 am last Friday my water also broke! I already had my bag packed and in the car and Clint and I both had time to shower. Clint was a little bummed that he didn't get to do the mad dash and speed like crazy to get to the hospital :) Here is the breakdown of Sam's birthday:
6:00 am - water broke, no real labor pains
7:00 am - arrived at hospital and was admitted to labor and delivery
8:30 am - started Pitocin to induce labor
10:30 am - got epidural
10:30 am -12:55 pm - monitored Sam's and my progress. Sam was not responding well to the Pitocin. His heart rate would drop after each of my contractions. It is ok for a baby's heart rate to drop during a contraction, but not after, so we decided to take me off the Pitocin and see if my contractions alone would bring on natural labor. Unfortunately, my contractions were not regular and wouldn't level out in between. So we decided to go ahead with a cesarean delivery.
1:00 pm - Doctors wheeled us over to the operating room and began.
1:26 pm - Sam came into our world!
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| Waiting to induce labor |
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| My parents now: Grandma and Granddad for the 1st time! |
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| Clint is a pro at changing diapers :) |
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| Clint's Parents: AKA Grammy and Gramps / Pops |
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| Grandma and Grandad |
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| My brother and his girlfriend. Now Uncle Kyle and Aunt Alex |
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| My brother. Now Uncle Shelby |
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| Brae, Michelle, and Natalie (part of my 3rd grade team) | |
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| Heather (part of my 3rd grade team) |
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| Erin and Amy (former & current 3rd grade team members) |
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| Our friend Tommy and Clint |
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| Our wonderful neighbors James and Debbie |
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| The pups relaxed at home on hospital blankets that smelled like Sam. |
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| Pretty flowers from Aunt Tammi, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Sherri, and Uncle Dan |
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| Balloons and snuggly bear from Aunt Tammi, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Sherri, and Uncle Dan |
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| A nice tuxedo from my Grammy and Gramps! |
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| Granddad and Gramps / Pops |
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| Yummy Edible Arrangement from ESP Solutions Group! Delicious! |
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| Balloons from ESP Solutions Group! Sam loves looking at them! |
Tuesday, January 10th:
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| Ready to go home! |
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| It's so cold outside! I loved the car ride home though :) |
Off to feed my baby :)
More to come!
