I actually started feeling labor pains at work. It was supposed to be my last day in the office, but it got cut short because I wasn't feeling well. I wasn't sure what I was feeling - I thought it was just normal pregnancy pains. Anyway, I went home after lunchtime & napped for several hours. I thought the pain had passed when Greg came home from work. So, Greg took off to get some exercise. Just after he left, my contractions really started kicking in. Eventually my water broke at around 6 pm. I called Greg to come home, and he started making his way back from his bike ride. I snapped a picture of Greg when he got home. He doesn't exactly look ready to take me to the hospital to have a baby, does he?
We headed to the hospital & that's where all the activity started! After a long night of progressing through the labor, Ketan was finally born on Wednesday, July 9th at 8:05 am (7lbs 4 oz, 20 1/4 inches long). Here is the first video and some of the first photos we took:
As a preventative measure, Ketan did have to go to the NICU at first to get a round of antibiotics because of a slight fever I got during the delivery. The poor little guy had an IV in him for his first 48 hrs. I think his Mom was more bothered by the IV than he was.
Between tests for baby & mom, visitors & paperwork, it was a real whirlwind at the hospital. Thankfully, we had a wonderful level of care & Ketan built his strength really quickly. We were blessed at the hospital with many visitors & good wishes from all our family & friends. We are so appreciative of everyone's support!
Don't make fun of us, but when we took him home, we were nervous about his head moving around in the car seat, so we rolled up a receiving blanket around his head as extra support. He turned out to look like a Sheikh, and gave us a good laugh, so we posed this picture
We finally started for home on Friday afternoon (July 13th) and that's when our fun really got started!
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