Meet Holden, the new addition to the Campbell-Murawski household!Our little guy was born at 10:01 pm on Nov. 4, after two and a half crazy days of an induced labor. It all started when Mr. Stranger misbehaved at the biophysical ultrasound test on Monday, 11/2, choosing not to "practice breathe" for the amount of time allotted. Because he was past due, our doc decided not to take chances and have me induced in a "slow process" that started with 12 hours of cervidal, a drug designed to soften the cervix, and then a pitocin drip. But Holden/Short Stranger was not ready to arrive quite yet. After two 8-hour rounds of pitocin that didn't really work, the docs broke my water on Wed. morning, and all went smoothly that day.
Or almost--after a quick period of active labor that progressed beautifully, it took 3 1/2 hours of pushing, plus a suction vacuum to get the little guy out. After all this hard work, our little boy arrived absolutely perfect, beautiful, sweet, and ittie bittie, only 6 lbs. 4 oz., 19 1/2 inches long.
The hard labor took a bit of a toll on the little guy, and on Friday night he had to stay an extra night due to jaundice and catch some rays in a billie-bed. But we're now home, happy, and getting to know each other.
Some pictures of the new member of our family:
Playing it cool under the billie-bed while he caught some rays on Friday night:
On the big ride home:
More to come soon!
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