Happy Birthday Ethan!

Ethan is finally here!
So here is the short version of how his birthday came to be, the longer may come later. Stephanie was due October 7th, and knew he was a squirmy baby since early summer when he began kicking mommy every few hours and got more and more frequent since. He was not really progressing in labor like we had hoped and when the doctor guessed seven and a half pounds on the 4th we knew he was going to be big.
We scheduled an induction for Tuesday the 9th so he would hopefully have progressed to labor by the 10th when our doctor was on call. As we progressed through the night on the 9th and into the 10th we didn't sleep much, anxious to meet our baby Ethan, and contractions getting more frequent and painful also didn't help the situation. We continued to progress throughout the 10th and as he became closer to being here it became more of a reality that he may be too big to fit through the birth canal, and a C-section may be required to get our little monkey here to us. We determined sometime between 11 and 12 that a C-section was the correct path to go, and that he would be healthier if he came sooner because he was worn out and having small cardiac worries with the doctor.
Stephanie, after surviving all day of labor decided that this was best and we prepped for surgery. We went into the OR about 12:30 and 7 minutes after surgery began we had a little baby boy, born at 1:07am on 10-11-12, a great birthday for our chubby little monkey. He was finally able to make it, and after they wiped him off was given to mommy for a few short minutes of skin to skin before daddy took him down to the nursery to find out he weight 8 pounds 8 ounces, and is 21 inches long. He had a little conehead from being pushed but has decreased dramatically. We are excited to have him with us, and cannot wait to bring him home as a family and be able to have him here forever!

I know you all probably  want to see pictures of his hospital stay, so they are right HERE!

Enjoy!

Eric, Stephanie and Ethan