We were planning on inducing Wednesday afternoon. Monday morning, we drove to the doctor's office to get some medication that that would get her ready for the big day. As soon as the prepadil was administered, the contractions began. They came on fast and they came on strong. Two hours later we were in Labor and Delivery (A.K.A, Stork's Landing) at Palmetto Richland Hospital. Calls were made; families were mobilized. Little Jack was on his way.
At first (with the proper pain meds), it seemed like labor would be a cinch. Leslie kicking back with some Gameboy Tetris, me surfing the web... free as the breeze. Sometime around 5 pm, her blood pressure began to rise. By 8:00, she was hitting really dangerous levels, and we made the call to go with a C-section. They wheeled her off, and told me to wait in the room until she was fully prepped for surgery. That was a long 45 minutes... 
Finally, they let me in to the room, and there was Leslie smiling at me with a curtain drawn up around her neck. We sat and held hands and talked casually about mundane things: how the animals were doing at home, what we thought Jack's carpool would be like, etc. All of a sudden, someone said, "OK, Dad, get your camera ready!" I stood up, fumbling in my pocket for the camera, only to drop both arms at my side as they pulled little Jack out of Leslie. A picture captures a thousand words: check out Leslie's face here and you'll get an idea of what the moment felt like.
Truly an awe-inspiring experience... and its getting more awesome each day.
We love you, Jack.
5 comments:
Congratulations!!!! He's beautiful!!! I know you are glad to have him here, life will never be the same. (in a good way) Keep the pics coming, your ER family wants to see him grow!
Congrats to you both! Leslie, isn't being a momma the best feeling in the world? He is gorgeous, and I know you two are so proud of him! Your lives are forever changed now, of course for the better. Little boys are so much fun. Keep the pics coming! Congrats again!!
Congrats! He is precious. Yall look so happy and will be the best parents ever for that sweet little boy. I can't wait to see more pics of him. Hold him every chance you get because they grow so fast! Take care. Miss you!
ashley
CONGRATULATIONS!!! HE IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!
I still cannot believe he's here! He really is beautiful and I love the fish-lips. I want to kiss him!
Can't wait to meet him in person. :)
We love the sweet Boehm three!
Kara & Olly
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