Well here he is! Carter Mason was born at 10:27 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2009. He is 6 lbs, 1 oz. and 18 and 3/4 inches long. Those are the EXACT same measurements as Miles Holmes. And, both are O+. He is doing great and very excited to be here. Miles met Carter on Saturday and took pictures today, Sunday. Miles held Carter and is very gentle, using "nice hands" and blowing kisses.
I woke up Saturday morning around 2:15, having mild contractions. They got worse, then went away, then came back, intensified. I charted them until 5:30 am and woke Rodrick up to let him know that I needed to probably head to the hospital, but I wanted to wait until 6:00 am or later to give Miles a chance to sleep. He got dressed and I started cleaning the house, much like with Miles' birth. We called Fanta and Imad to let them know that we would be dropping Miles off, and got ready to head out, but couldn't find keys to my truck, which had the toddler seat for Miles and our bags, packed and ready to go for weeks. So, we were locked out from the camcorder, clothes for the hospital, Miles' big brother gift, etc. Fanta picked up Miles in her toddler seat and took him to her house. His bag was actually in his room, packed and ready. The locksmith came out, couldn't open the truck because "only BMW can provide a key to get in"--lock can't be picked. That's not true because I've been locked out a few times and have had it opened without issue. Anyway, he wasn't understanding that I was in labor, though I told him several times and he was standing in front of me, so I finally asked, are you done trying? Great, we're going to go now and we appreciate your attempt. We got to the hospital at 8:00 am and the contractions got further apart and were not changing my cervix! My pain was getting more severe and Dr. Stern (who did the C-Section last time) said there was no need to be in pain without my cervix dilating, so he gave the okay for the C-section. So, at 10:27 am, little Carter arrived, healthy and beautiful.
GREAT BIG THANKS TO Imad and Fanta for being so available and meeting a different locksmith at our house that couldn't open the truck either and for taking Miles for the day!!!
HUGE THANKS to Jillian for picking up toiletries, pajamas, and Miles' big boy gift from Target. And, the flowers and balloons!
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