...my baby boy was born.  It was a bit of a hectic thing.

Kalee really wanted to have a natural delivery.  Her due date approached with no signs of her being ready to go into labor, though, so they went to induce her.  It got a bit scary, though, because whenever she had a strong contraction the baby's pulse dropped into the 50's (should be above 120bpm).  They took her off the cervadil and told her a cesarean would be her best bet, and scheduled it for the following morning.

When her doctor showed up the next morning the report was that all the contractions Kalee had during the night after they stopped the inducing drugs had no effect on the baby's pulse and said they could try for a natural delivery...but we'd prepared ourselves for it through the night and decided to go ahead and do the cesarean, just in case.

When they went to pull him out it turned out he had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck twice...the doctor said it was pretty tight, too.  No chance for a natural delivery and he could have been hurt had we tried.  We're very glad to have just gone ahead and done it.



Born 7lbs 5oz and has been a happy, healthy boy.  He even sleeps through the night calmly...of course he has to be fed every few hours but he sleeps sound between them.  It's great.

Kalee is recovering...a cesarean is pretty hard on a woman.  She's still not really moving around well, but she is getting better.  It tears her up that she can't just jump up to get her baby, though.

Anyway, that's the gist of it...

Congrats!!!!!!

Cute kid, y'all set on a name for him yet?

His name is Mason Richard Duncan

Congratulations 

Im not brave enough to have kids yet 

Mak, that is awesome.  I only have one child, but the day he was born was the most thrilling and amazing day of my life.  I just came home last night from a long ride (TX-NM-CO) which was awesome.  Your boy was born while I was gone on the trip -- cool.

Congratulations -- you'll NEVER forget that day as long as you live.  Enjoy the cuddling while it lasts.  It goes away amazingly fast; then you're chasing them....

Quote from: trumpetguy on May 24, 2009, 09:53:00 AM
you'll NEVER forget that day as long as you live.  Enjoy the cuddling while it lasts.  It goes away amazingly fast; then you're chasing them....

+1

Congrats Mak 
My boy is 7 and my girl is due in July.

Quote from: cafeboy on May 24, 2009, 12:34:26 PM
My boy is 7 and my girl is due in July.

And mine is 24   

congrats!  I've got 2 (4 & both boys.

thank the Lord that you went on with that Cesarean!  He's a handsome lil guy!

I'm not sure if you have other kids, but one thing I've learned is to let them surprise you.  Give them some space and time to fail or succeed and chances are they'll surprise the crap out of you.  Mine do almost everyday.  Kids are awesome.  Even if they're 24 

congrats dude! 

Quote from: makenzie71 on May 24, 2009, 08:37:24 AM
His name is Mason Richard Duncan

No chance of naming him after me, is there? An Duncan.

lol.  congrats Mak! 

Congrats man!  He's beautiful!

Soooo happy for you! Mason is a nice name for a handsome gentleman! Times like this makes me wish I could have kids. But, there is always adoption!

Here is to many happy wonderful days ahead 

Mary

Mary you forgot SLEEPLESS days lol

Eh...we're sleeping now and then.

Congrats!

My brother's wife just had her baby, nearly the same story, only they ended up being able to have a natural delivery.

Congrats!!!   

Yea C cection for me too ... kiddo is 6 and becoming a nice kid/brat depending on which side of him is at work.
Congrads, and yea sleep ... what was that.
Cool.
Buddha.

oh no, you fool ! you'll never sleep agai....... nevermind, he's a beauty, congrats on your boy.

all that stuff they're saying about happiest day, never forget, awesome, life changing, ya. spot on.

start saving your nickles and dimes NOW !

making the baby is the easy part....it's the taking care of them thats the hard part.  i love my kids, wouldn't trade em for anything. congrats again. 


slight thread jack: took the training wheels off the 6 yr olds bike over the weekend. no serious accidents yet. no stitches. she almost has the hang of it. 

Congrats on the new one!  They grow up quick...both of my girls started Tiger Cubs at our taekwondo academy this week (I'm an instructor there)....seemed so odd seeing them in their uniforms....just yesterday they couldn't half talk lol.