Our little bundle arrived Saturday, February 16 at 2:34am at Keller Army Hospital! Well, he wasn't really soooo little - 9lbs., 4oz. and 20.5 inches long! Labor and delivery were long, but not traumatic. Mom and Dad went to an OB appointment Friday morning. Mom had her hospital bag prepped, was showered with full make-up and hair done just in case this attempt at talking the docs into inducing was successful. His ultrasounds had him weighing in over 8lbs. already 5 days earlier, so she was anxious not to let him bake much longer! Mom had been told, "No" to inducing several times already, but things had progressed enough to tip the scales in her favor. The Keatings were admitted! Read on if you want the details...
As it happened, Mom started contracting on her own by the time she was hooked up to the monitor. They started the Pitocin drip around 10:40 to help things along. There were steady, but not too uncomfortable contractions for several hours. Finally around 4:30pm, the doctor decided it was time to break the water to hopefully speed things up. Mom got her first pain management, which was just in time. It was an Intrathecal, which is like an Epidural, but instead of having a drip through a line in the spinal column, it's a shot. The thought was that things would progress quickly enough to have this baby before the 4-hour life of the shot. Colby wasn't ready. Mom started feeling pressure and increasing pain from about 2 1/2 hours into the shot. Colby wasn't descending yet and dilation wasn't close to where it needed to be. Mom got an Epidural to ensure she wouldn't get stuck at the end feeling everything like she did in Germany with Jake! It's a good thing, too, because Mom didn't make it to the pushing phase until midnight! We pushed for over 2 hours when Colby finally decided to descend.
As it happened, Mom started contracting on her own by the time she was hooked up to the monitor. They started the Pitocin drip around 10:40 to help things along. There were steady, but not too uncomfortable contractions for several hours. Finally around 4:30pm, the doctor decided it was time to break the water to hopefully speed things up. Mom got her first pain management, which was just in time. It was an Intrathecal, which is like an Epidural, but instead of having a drip through a line in the spinal column, it's a shot. The thought was that things would progress quickly enough to have this baby before the 4-hour life of the shot. Colby wasn't ready. Mom started feeling pressure and increasing pain from about 2 1/2 hours into the shot. Colby wasn't descending yet and dilation wasn't close to where it needed to be. Mom got an Epidural to ensure she wouldn't get stuck at the end feeling everything like she did in Germany with Jake! It's a good thing, too, because Mom didn't make it to the pushing phase until midnight! We pushed for over 2 hours when Colby finally decided to descend.
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