The Waiting is Over!!!

Sullivan Aubrey Barkley was born on June 9th at 10:24 pm! He weighed 7lbs 2oz. and he was 20 inches long. Sullivan was just a name that we liked and Aubrey is my maiden name, so that is why we chose the name, even though it is a little girly. I just love my maiden name and have always wanted to use it for a middle name, even though it would be better to use for a girl, i still love it. Anyway, so far Sully is a really good eater and sleeper, but i still have to get up with him every few hours to feed and change him, so i am pretty tired. I am definitely enjoying him much more at this stage than i did with Ander, since i know what to expect and he seems to be a milder baby. Having Chuck around to help with Ander has been such a relief. I am sure things will get much more crazier tomorrow when Chuck has to go back to work, but for now i am enjoying every minute of my new little guy. Ander has been super good with the baby too and wants to hold him all the time. He is also being a really good helper in giving the baby his binky and getting things for me that i need.

Here is the story of Sully's birth. I started having some contractions around 3pm and then they just started getting stronger and faster by the next few hours. Chuck got home from work at 5 and then we decided to get all of our bags ready and head to the hospital. We met my parents at the hospital about 6:20 and then Chuck's mom came to take Ander to our house to stay and take care of him. As soon as the nurse checked me, i was dialated to a 3 and was 80% effaced, so they decided to admit me. In no time at all, i had my IV in and then as soon as i got to my room the anesthesiologist was there to give me my epidural. This was the part i dreaded the most, but it was over to fast that i had no time to really think about it, which was good. I was really shaky from the epidural and also nervous, but that was the worse part of the whole delivery. From that point on, my sisters and parents were there the whole time. The dr. came in an hour after the epidural and broke my water and then i was dialated to a 10 at about 9. I had to wait for the dr. to help with another delivery or i could have had the baby even sooner. As soon as the dr. came back, i only had to push 4 times and the baby came out. It was such a smooth and super easy delivery, it could not have gone any better. Sully's bilirubin was a little high, but then after being checked again after we got home, it was not high enough to have to put him under the lights. That was such a relief! I feel like this has been such an amazing experience and i am overwhelmed with how blessed i have been through the whole thing. Thanks to my awesome mother in law for taking such good care of Ander for us and to everyone who have been so supportive. We love you all!!