Tuesday morning I woke up feeling a bit off but dove in to our busy day. I had contractions off and on but nothing that I felt meant anything. We had our busy day as usual. Joel finished exams at school, we picked up the very last things needed for Patrick, and got some groceries. That evening after the kids were snug in bed I started having regular contractions and knew it was only a matter of time. I paced the house from 9:30 pm until around 1:00 am when I knew it was time to head to the birthing center. We packed the van, dropped all but Emmelyn off with Gran, and headed to the birthing center. We got there around 2:00 am and I was already dilated to a 7. I am so glad we got there when we did because the rest of the contractions would have been horrible if I were stuck in the van. Patrick was still pretty high so I sat on a birthing ball hoping he would move down during contractions…but he had other plans. I was pleased to be able to utilize Bible verses and breathing to stay in control during contractions. After only just over an hour at the birthing center, my body insisted that it was time to push despite the fact that Patrick was still pretty high. With amazing coaching from my hubby and Amy (my awesome midwife) it took only 8 minutes of pushing to bring Patrick in to the world. He was born on December 5th at 3:38 am weighing 7lbs 6oz and 20 inches long. We are doing fantastic! He is doing great with nursing but is having a bit of trouble latching well; however, I feel confident he will get it down. Our first night went smoothly and his siblings are beyond in love. Emmelyn was excited to be at his birth. William constantly touches him and talks about how cute he is…William even ventured in to our room in the middle of the night to check on his little brother and give his cute head a gentle pat. Izabella is eager to help change his diapers, help burp him, and run to him with every little noise he makes. Elizabeth just grins and caresses him over and over saying “baby”. We are so in love!!
Here are a couple pics:
You can see more pictures by going to the Blessed Births website found HERE.
I hope to do his newborn shoot in the next few days. Depends on when I am up to it.
The Wynn Clan 