Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Hutch and the Lions
We went to a Lion Park here in Joburg where Hutch got to pet baby cubs about 3 months old. Lulie slept through the whole event. Hutch is sporting an outfit from his great-grandmother Irene purchased at Bailey Boys.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
More Lulie and Durban
We just returned from a wonderful holiday in Durban. The weather was less than perfect, but there was an indoor pool and a great buffet at the hotel so we were satisfied. Hutch had so much fun playing in the sand. He would throw the sand and he loved letting the waves hit his legs. Watching him was so much fun. He's a beach bum already just like his parents. Our only regret is that we didn't take one single picture of Lulie at the beach! We wanted to see Hutch's reaction so bad that we didn't even take pictures of Lulie! Such is the life of the second child, huh? Please forgive us Lulie, we love you so much!
Her first photo shoot. These were for her passport picture! Our children already have passports, that still amazes me.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Lulie Frances leaves the Hospital
Lulie at the Guest House sleeping in her Moses basket.
This is a cute picture of Hutch and Lulie in the hospital. Hutch came to visit during his normal nap time and decided to take advantage of the empty bed. It was taken on my phone, so the quality is not as great as the others
It may look like we got our hands full, but we are loving every minute of it.
This is a cute picture of Hutch and Lulie in the hospital. Hutch came to visit during his normal nap time and decided to take advantage of the empty bed. It was taken on my phone, so the quality is not as great as the others
It may look like we got our hands full, but we are loving every minute of it.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Just a few more pics.....
Big brother meeting little sister
Daddy cutting the cord.
Big brother gives a first kiss
Happy puts on the first diaper.
Daddy cutting the cord.
Big brother gives a first kiss
Happy puts on the first diaper.
Beautiful Day
Lulie Frances Adair 03/06/09 7lbs 4 oz. 20in.
The Long Story
Well it all started around 2:00 am on Friday. MM began the inducing agent and within an hour she was having contractions and close. The nurse on duty thought that labor was induced and because of the frequency she removed the inducing agent. about two hours later the contractions had all but stopped and the nurse wanted to wait and talk to the doctor before anything else. When the doctor arrived around 8:30am he was upset that the agent had been removed. A new one was put in and once again contractions started. Now, MM did receive some anesthesia, but no epidural. She labored and labored and labored until about 3pm. It was then that the doctor decided because of slow dilation to but her on a stronger inducing agent. He also warned her that it would make the contractions harder. Upon this warning MM decided to try an epidural. Now some of you may remember that with Hutch the epidural did not go well, so MM had her doubts with this one. However, we were blessed to have a wonderful anesthesiologist this time that was MONEY! The pain soon went away and the contractions came pretty hard, but still very slow dilation. After another three hours the doctor came in with some hard news.
The doctor said that the head was twisted a little and will make it very difficult to pass through the cervix. He estimated another 6 hours of labor and then he would have to use suction to fix the head. In his recommendation it was time for a C-section. This was hard word for myself and MM to hear, but after a few minutes we decided to our doctor and were sure that God was in this somehow.
Within 20 minutes the O.R. was ready and away we went. MM was shaking with nerves, as the unexpected turn left us with little time to prepare mentally and she found herself surrounded with a masked husband, doctors, nurses and a flurry of activity. All she could feel was pressure on the inside as the surgery began. It only took about 5 minutes to hear the words "the cord is around the neck." This news was even harder to take, but thanks to great doctors we barely had time to process those words until I saw that the cord was removed and heard that sweet sound of a newborn crying. Now we had know idea of the gender of our baby, so it was an instant emotional 180 degrees to hear the doctor say "it's a girl." They placed Lulie on MM's chest and suddenly we were overcome with that God given peace that all will be fine.
We left the O.R. knowing that our God had once again proven that He is greater that all. MM is recovering well and the baby is very healthy. I haven't slept very much the last two days so is this blog doesn't make sense I apologize. Thank you all for your prayers.
The Long Story
Well it all started around 2:00 am on Friday. MM began the inducing agent and within an hour she was having contractions and close. The nurse on duty thought that labor was induced and because of the frequency she removed the inducing agent. about two hours later the contractions had all but stopped and the nurse wanted to wait and talk to the doctor before anything else. When the doctor arrived around 8:30am he was upset that the agent had been removed. A new one was put in and once again contractions started. Now, MM did receive some anesthesia, but no epidural. She labored and labored and labored until about 3pm. It was then that the doctor decided because of slow dilation to but her on a stronger inducing agent. He also warned her that it would make the contractions harder. Upon this warning MM decided to try an epidural. Now some of you may remember that with Hutch the epidural did not go well, so MM had her doubts with this one. However, we were blessed to have a wonderful anesthesiologist this time that was MONEY! The pain soon went away and the contractions came pretty hard, but still very slow dilation. After another three hours the doctor came in with some hard news.
The doctor said that the head was twisted a little and will make it very difficult to pass through the cervix. He estimated another 6 hours of labor and then he would have to use suction to fix the head. In his recommendation it was time for a C-section. This was hard word for myself and MM to hear, but after a few minutes we decided to our doctor and were sure that God was in this somehow.
Within 20 minutes the O.R. was ready and away we went. MM was shaking with nerves, as the unexpected turn left us with little time to prepare mentally and she found herself surrounded with a masked husband, doctors, nurses and a flurry of activity. All she could feel was pressure on the inside as the surgery began. It only took about 5 minutes to hear the words "the cord is around the neck." This news was even harder to take, but thanks to great doctors we barely had time to process those words until I saw that the cord was removed and heard that sweet sound of a newborn crying. Now we had know idea of the gender of our baby, so it was an instant emotional 180 degrees to hear the doctor say "it's a girl." They placed Lulie on MM's chest and suddenly we were overcome with that God given peace that all will be fine.
We left the O.R. knowing that our God had once again proven that He is greater that all. MM is recovering well and the baby is very healthy. I haven't slept very much the last two days so is this blog doesn't make sense I apologize. Thank you all for your prayers.
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