The Rookie is here. First the facts: he's a 7 lb. 5.5 oz., 19-in. long, strong little boy. 10 fingers, 10 toes, and he's possibly the most beautiful creature on the planet.
Now, the story. Justine and I went in to the hospital at 12 am on Thursday morning, so that Justine could be induced. With the gestational diabetes, the doctors didn't want to take any risks. So, at around 2 am Thursday morning, she began the intitial steps to induction.Around 5 hours later, the doctors began giving her the drug that essentially starts labor. Justine began having contractions, but after many, many hours, the Rookie was still not budging. Then, the dreaded "Plan B."
At around 5:30 pm, the doctors and nurses got us ready to go into the Operating Room for a C-Section. She was scared, and in a ton of pain, but Justine was a champ. And, at around 6:53 pm, on March 5th, 2009, we got to meet our son for the first time.
Mother and baby are just fine. Justine is sore, and very hungry, but recovering quite well, given the circumstances. We'll be in the hospital until Sunday, and then the fun-filled adventure begins.
Thanks for all of the well-wishes, and we will post more (many, many more) pictures very soon.
--The Proud Papa
