Landon James McIntier 8lbs 7oz 21in longMonday July 20th 2009 5:12pm
me smiling after my epidural and just waiting....
yes that scale says 8lbs 7oz!!!
My absolute fav picture ever of Lee and Landon right after he was born
first family photo! atleast my boys look good!
Tawny and Landon! She was such a great help!
The new Grandma! Or should I say "GG" (granny gail)
Our second night at the hospital... Daddy and Baby soooo cute!
Going home day!!!!!!
At home the first day!
Day 2 at home
He's finally here! Our precious baby boy arrived Monday July 20th at 5:12pm! He was 8lbs 7oz and 21inches long! My water broke that morning around 9am although I wasn't positive if it was my water that broke or what was going on but I decided that since there was a wet spot in the computer chair where i was sitting that it probably but i was still a little unsure so i kinda waited around to see what would happen. Two hours later my lower back started killing me! i was having contractions but they weren't bothering me at all it was my back! No matter what position i got in it just would not go away so i called my mom and complained about my back and she was like "Honey! You're in labor! yay!" I was not feeling her enthusiasm! haha So I called the Dr.'s office and told them i thought my water had broke and they had me come in asap, so Tawny being the wonderful cousin she is came and got me and we went to the office (Lee was at work... a half hour away so Tawny was my back up helper). So i went in and she was checking and all of a sudden she was like "don't cough or we're gonna have a flood!"She hurried and grabbed a ton of paper towels and it was very obvious that indeed my water had broken. So she told me i could head up to the hospital right then and there or i could go home and labor at home a while until i felt like i needed to go to the hospital. I ended up going back home to wait for Lee to get home from work. I called him as soon as i was out of the dr's office and told him i really was in labor and that he needed to get home fast cuz i was hurting. I almost left for the hospital without him but he arrived just in time. We went straight to the hospital he was still in his work clothes and kinda dirty but i didn't want to wait any longer, i was sick of being in pain and just tired of waiting for him to come in general since he was 4 days late and i was dead stuck on getting an epidural! call me a wuss i don't care back labor is the worst! So we got to the ER and we walked in and the ladies at the desk were like what can we do for you? You think it would've been obvious by the look on my face and me trying breathe away the pain but i guess it wasn't to them so i told them i was in labor and after checking with my dr. who said to keep me there they got a nurse to take me up to labor and delivery which is all the way at the top on the 3rd floor which i had to walk cuz she didn't bring a wheel chair! ugh but i did it and we got to the room i got changed and they asked me a million more questions and hooked me up to things and then finally the man with the epidural showed up! yay! I was only dialated to a 4 when i got there but i didn't care! I still wasn't feeling any of the contractions all i could feel was my back! So he saved me and that epidural was great once it started to kick in. After that it was pretty much waiting for me to dialate which didn't take long(Lee in the meantime ran home to change and shower really fast when he got back tawny ran out and bought some food for him cuz he was starving haha she was a real life saver it was great having her there). I was progressing really well. Landon's heart rate was low and going up and down so they had me wear the oxygen mask to help and a little later when it still wasn't where they'd like it they had me get on my hands and knees trying to change his position or something. This proved difficult considering i was numbed from epidural so i felt like a retard trying to move around and get in that position! haha but i did it and it didn't make much of a difference so they let me lay back down. They checked me again and i was a 6 and then they came back a little later and i was still a 6 and around this time things finally started slowing down and we had some time to ourselves with no nurses and dr's so Lee gave me a blessing since he hadn't had a chance to earlier. 40mins later i was fully dialated and ready to push!! It was crazy! everything happened at once then and we had to quick kick tawny out of the room (my mom would've been jealous if she got to stay haha) and then they got everything situated and ready and i started pushing! The Dr. who delivered Landon was constantly cracking jokes it was pretty entertaining even to me haha The Dr. used the vaccum to help get Landon out quicker and i was only pusing for an hour and then he was out! I did have to get an episitomy though (good thing i did have that epidural) and on top of the episitomy i tore right through to my rectum! (sorry for the gross details) so me and the dr's were all really glad i did get that epidural in the end! Landon definately left his mark! He had a 14 1/4in head!!! he was huge for me! i definatetly didn't think i had an 8lb baby inside me! haha after he was out lee was crying and i was tearing up trying not to look at lee or i was gonna start balling! all in all it was a great day! my mom got to the hospital that night around 9pm and she's been here the whole week helping out and loving on her new grandbaby :) It's so nice having her here to help as you can imagine i've been pretty sore so i don't move around too fast and having her here making us food all the time and cleaning and taking the baby so i can get a little extra sleep is more then i could ask for! Thanks mom!!! So wednesday was our first day home. we could've come back tuesday if i felt like it but Landon's little head was still sore and blistered from the vaccum and he had his stomache pumped cuz he was still puking up merconium (there was some merconium in the fluid, not a ton but enough.) so we opted to stay the night one more night and bum off more drugs for the both of us! haha being home and finally having him here is so great! there's so much more love in our home now! Landon is a good baby he only cries when he's hungry (or gassy) and he's a good sleeper! During the night he'll sleep for four hours easy then he'll wake up and eat and sleep for another 4! Lee is a proud daddy for sure and he's so good with him! He's a total natural at being a dad! We love our little Landon and can't imagine life any other way! We are so blessed and so grateful!
yes that scale says 8lbs 7oz!!!
My absolute fav picture ever of Lee and Landon right after he was born
first family photo! atleast my boys look good!
Tawny and Landon! She was such a great help!
The new Grandma! Or should I say "GG" (granny gail)
Our second night at the hospital... Daddy and Baby soooo cute!
Going home day!!!!!!
At home the first day!
Day 2 at home
He's finally here! Our precious baby boy arrived Monday July 20th at 5:12pm! He was 8lbs 7oz and 21inches long! My water broke that morning around 9am although I wasn't positive if it was my water that broke or what was going on but I decided that since there was a wet spot in the computer chair where i was sitting that it probably but i was still a little unsure so i kinda waited around to see what would happen. Two hours later my lower back started killing me! i was having contractions but they weren't bothering me at all it was my back! No matter what position i got in it just would not go away so i called my mom and complained about my back and she was like "Honey! You're in labor! yay!" I was not feeling her enthusiasm! haha So I called the Dr.'s office and told them i thought my water had broke and they had me come in asap, so Tawny being the wonderful cousin she is came and got me and we went to the office (Lee was at work... a half hour away so Tawny was my back up helper). So i went in and she was checking and all of a sudden she was like "don't cough or we're gonna have a flood!"She hurried and grabbed a ton of paper towels and it was very obvious that indeed my water had broken. So she told me i could head up to the hospital right then and there or i could go home and labor at home a while until i felt like i needed to go to the hospital. I ended up going back home to wait for Lee to get home from work. I called him as soon as i was out of the dr's office and told him i really was in labor and that he needed to get home fast cuz i was hurting. I almost left for the hospital without him but he arrived just in time. We went straight to the hospital he was still in his work clothes and kinda dirty but i didn't want to wait any longer, i was sick of being in pain and just tired of waiting for him to come in general since he was 4 days late and i was dead stuck on getting an epidural! call me a wuss i don't care back labor is the worst! So we got to the ER and we walked in and the ladies at the desk were like what can we do for you? You think it would've been obvious by the look on my face and me trying breathe away the pain but i guess it wasn't to them so i told them i was in labor and after checking with my dr. who said to keep me there they got a nurse to take me up to labor and delivery which is all the way at the top on the 3rd floor which i had to walk cuz she didn't bring a wheel chair! ugh but i did it and we got to the room i got changed and they asked me a million more questions and hooked me up to things and then finally the man with the epidural showed up! yay! I was only dialated to a 4 when i got there but i didn't care! I still wasn't feeling any of the contractions all i could feel was my back! So he saved me and that epidural was great once it started to kick in. After that it was pretty much waiting for me to dialate which didn't take long(Lee in the meantime ran home to change and shower really fast when he got back tawny ran out and bought some food for him cuz he was starving haha she was a real life saver it was great having her there). I was progressing really well. Landon's heart rate was low and going up and down so they had me wear the oxygen mask to help and a little later when it still wasn't where they'd like it they had me get on my hands and knees trying to change his position or something. This proved difficult considering i was numbed from epidural so i felt like a retard trying to move around and get in that position! haha but i did it and it didn't make much of a difference so they let me lay back down. They checked me again and i was a 6 and then they came back a little later and i was still a 6 and around this time things finally started slowing down and we had some time to ourselves with no nurses and dr's so Lee gave me a blessing since he hadn't had a chance to earlier. 40mins later i was fully dialated and ready to push!! It was crazy! everything happened at once then and we had to quick kick tawny out of the room (my mom would've been jealous if she got to stay haha) and then they got everything situated and ready and i started pushing! The Dr. who delivered Landon was constantly cracking jokes it was pretty entertaining even to me haha The Dr. used the vaccum to help get Landon out quicker and i was only pusing for an hour and then he was out! I did have to get an episitomy though (good thing i did have that epidural) and on top of the episitomy i tore right through to my rectum! (sorry for the gross details) so me and the dr's were all really glad i did get that epidural in the end! Landon definately left his mark! He had a 14 1/4in head!!! he was huge for me! i definatetly didn't think i had an 8lb baby inside me! haha after he was out lee was crying and i was tearing up trying not to look at lee or i was gonna start balling! all in all it was a great day! my mom got to the hospital that night around 9pm and she's been here the whole week helping out and loving on her new grandbaby :) It's so nice having her here to help as you can imagine i've been pretty sore so i don't move around too fast and having her here making us food all the time and cleaning and taking the baby so i can get a little extra sleep is more then i could ask for! Thanks mom!!! So wednesday was our first day home. we could've come back tuesday if i felt like it but Landon's little head was still sore and blistered from the vaccum and he had his stomache pumped cuz he was still puking up merconium (there was some merconium in the fluid, not a ton but enough.) so we opted to stay the night one more night and bum off more drugs for the both of us! haha being home and finally having him here is so great! there's so much more love in our home now! Landon is a good baby he only cries when he's hungry (or gassy) and he's a good sleeper! During the night he'll sleep for four hours easy then he'll wake up and eat and sleep for another 4! Lee is a proud daddy for sure and he's so good with him! He's a total natural at being a dad! We love our little Landon and can't imagine life any other way! We are so blessed and so grateful!
