December 13th was definitely the best day of my life! Weston Alexander was born at 7:38pm weighing 7lbs 3.5 oz and measuring 19.75 inches long. Chad and I arrived at the hospital at 6:45am. We were so ready! By 8:30 my doctor had induced me and we were set! My contractions came on faster than he would like so he gave me a shot to slow them down. The baby’s heart rate decreased a few times so I had to lie on my side most of the labor and I was not allowed to get out of bed. The doctor and nurses suspected that the cord was in the way somewhere. After my epidural, my doctor broke my water and within a few hours Weston was here. Unfortunately, he was born with the cord wrapped tightly around his neck, so the doc had to cut it quickly which resulted in Weston not getting that last bit of blood from the placenta. His coloring was very pale (red blood cell count low) so he had to stay in the nursery until the next morning after being checked by his pediatrician. Chad and I were able to hold Weston for the first time at 1:30am. They would bring him in to nurse and then take him back for observation.
Weston was such a trooper. Thank God he is now healthy and happy! We cannot be any happier. Life is so different now. It is all about Weston. We love him SO much.
Glad everything worked itself out! He is a very cute and little baby!
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