Day 1

Evan's first day was quite eventful. He had to stay in the nursery for awhile because his pulse ox levels were a little low. They became stable, but his white blood count is up. They said it could be because of his traumatic birth or he could have an infection. They retested him again at 10pm last night, and it was still up, so they sent another one at 6am, and we are waiting for the results. Evan was so good yesterday (and tired). He is nursing like a champ, and he far exceeded how many diapers he was supposed to "produce." Mommy and Daddy are really good at having him at the nursery when he has a poopie diaper! :)

Here are some updated pictures of the little man!!

Baby Evan is here!!!!!!!

Well, after a loooooong labor, baby Evan Stanley Palczewski has made his arrival! He was born at 6:41 a.m. today weighing in at a hefty 8lbs. 15oz. and 20.5in long. Melissa was such a trooper, I have the utmost respect for my wonderful wife for what I witnessed today while she was giving birth. Never again will I bust her chops for being a sissy!!!!!!!!! Melissa started pushing at 3:40 and by 5:40 the nurses stoppped the pushing and went to get the doctor. Dr. H was a little busy, so momma and me got a few needed winks. Dr. H came in checked Melissa and told her that she could help the birth with a vacuum. The doctor vacuumed, and pulled and pulled, and then Evan got stuck. The nurses had to make several calls. They finally got him out, he was rushed to his warming table so that he could be suctioned and cleaned and then..................he cried! That was the best sound two very nervous parents could hear! We were nervous that he was not making a sound upon delivery, but the doctor said that it was from being stuck.

I just walked our son to the nursery to be checked for temperature and to get his first bath. He has a bruised head and forearm from the delivery, but other than that, our son is doing great!!!!

Baby Post #2

It is now 8:35 p.m. we just got checked again. She is 4-5 cm and 100% effaced. Melissa had the epidural around 6:00 p.m. She is feeling "very good" right now. Now it is a waiting game, the doctor said that the first 5cm are the slowest, and the rest should move a little faster. I will update this when there is more to share.

Post #1

We arrived at the hospital around 8:30 this morning, determined not to leave with out a baby. We had to be put in an exam room for the time being, waiting for a real l&d room. The doctor checked Melissa and she was measuring a good 2cm and 70% effaced. Melissa received the oxytocin around 10:00 a.m. It is now 2:00 p.m., the doctor checked her and she was now 2-3 cm and 80% effaced. The doctor then broke her water and gave the order for the antibotic. Melissa is in considerable more pain now since the water has been broken. I guess it is time to into comfort husband mode and help her with whatever she needs. I will update when something more happens.

bumped again...

We went to L&D today at 9am. They said they had no beds and sent us to the waiting room until they figured out what to do with us. The head of nurses came in a little after 10 and told us to go ahead and go home, and they should have something for us by lunch. I called at 1, and they said that it was busier than when I was there in the morning. They rescheduled us for 8:30 tomorrow morning, and she SAID that we are confirmed and on the schedule. She said someone else was bumped for us to get into the schedule. I really hope we can get a bed tomorrow. The emotional toll that this is taking is worse than the waiting itself!! Another night of no sleep, and hopefully my sleepless nights will be because of the little one and not the anticipation of labor!

How about Round 2???

Well, when I called at 8am to make sure they had a bed available for me, they told me I was on delay. I was supposed to call back at 9am to come in at 10am. At 8:45, they called and said they wanted to see me in the office to get monitored and then "we'd talk about options." This was not making me happy. We went in, and they monitored the baby for awhile. Everything looked good. They said the hospital was full, and they would reschedule me for 9am Tuesday morning. I was upset because I had been anxious and nervous all night, but apparently crying doesn't get you anywhere. :)

My mom, Stan and I went off to Cheesecake Factory for lunch and walked around Arundel Mills for a little while to pass some time. We came home, and I went upstairs for a nap. I woke up at 4pm to a message from the doctor's office saying that they were going to need to reschedule me for Friday at 7:30 in the morning. Soooo not the message I was hoping for. I came downstairs, and Stan told me that he had talked to the nurse (she had called here too), and he told her we were confirmed for tomorrow and to please check again. We waited until 5:41 when Dr. M. finally called back. She said - "We're still on for tomorrow!" It turns out that someone DID bump my spot who needed to deliver tomorrow, but another bed opened up, so they still have room for me.

We will not be answering any calls from the hospital or doctor's office! We are going at 9am tomorrow and not calling ahead of time. Dr. M. said, "If you just show up, they have to do SOMETHING with you!" So we will be heading out tomorrow morning for Round 2. Hopefully we will end up in a bed and have our little boy in our arms tomorrow! Stay tuned!

It's almost time!

It is almost 8pm now, and I'm wondering how much sleep I'll really get tonight between being excited and not sleeping well anyway!

Our bags are packed and ready to go. We have to call at 8am to make sure they have a bed available for me (and they better!!!), and then it's off to the hospital for a 9am induction. We will be trying to update the blog tomorrow while we are at the hospital, so check back for updates!

Thank you for all your prayers and support! We can't wait to share the news of our little boy's birthday - and NAME!

Love,
Stan and Melissa