Benjamin Robert Minor is born!
Hello friends and family,
Many of you have seen the pictures. For those of you who haven't you can see them at the following link:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=vkcepzv.2hgbuhx7&x=1&y=-wyz38g
For those of you who are dying to hear the story, here are the details of how Benjamin was born. For those of you who aren't, please skip to the next paragraph. First of all, he was three days late, just like his oldest brother Riley. Becky started feeling contractions around 4:30am and started tracking them around 6am. By around noon they had increased to around 4 minutes apart and so we whisked the kids off to aunt Kathy's to wait out the long haul. We dawdled there until around 1:15pm. By this time, her contractions required my support... ie., a 20 second embrace, a hand and a shoulder to squeeze. We checked in to the hospital at around 1:30 and Benjamin was born an hour and 20 minutes later at 2:51pm.
Many of you have seen the pictures. For those of you who haven't you can see them at the following link:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=vkcepzv.2hgbuhx7&x=1&y=-wyz38g
For those of you who are dying to hear the story, here are the details of how Benjamin was born. For those of you who aren't, please skip to the next paragraph. First of all, he was three days late, just like his oldest brother Riley. Becky started feeling contractions around 4:30am and started tracking them around 6am. By around noon they had increased to around 4 minutes apart and so we whisked the kids off to aunt Kathy's to wait out the long haul. We dawdled there until around 1:15pm. By this time, her contractions required my support... ie., a 20 second embrace, a hand and a shoulder to squeeze. We checked in to the hospital at around 1:30 and Benjamin was born an hour and 20 minutes later at 2:51pm.
VITAL STATS:
Weight: 8lbs, 5oz
Length: 19.5 inches
with lots of dark hair.
After being admitted, the nurses seemed to be in no hurry to pay attention to Becky and were only commiting to put her on the monitors, to return in 30 minutes and check on her progress. It seems Becky was being too polite and good humoured for them to suspect she was anywhere near ready to deliver. Not content to wait 30 minutes, Becky sent me to ask about pain relief options. The nurse dismissed me again, saying she'd check Becky in about 10 minutes. In the nurses' defense, Becky had been tracking at 2 centimeters for the last two and a half weeks, and there had been no change as of Tuesday. After increasing the volume level of her vocal response to her contractions, the nurse came in early to do her first exam. As it turned out, Becky was 8 centimeters and it was too late for an epidural. The alarums were sounded, the OB was called and suddenly the room was full of nurses. It couldn't have been 10 minutes before Becky was fully dilated and the scrambling increased to a ramming speed. Becky was ready to push and the OB wasn't there yet! The nurses called for her again. Fortunately, the OB showed up shortly after in her street clothes and quickly slipped on her scrubs. Bada bing, bada bang... the baby's crying and the labor is over. Becky, though obviously in pain, was not exhausted at all. Shortly after a meds-free labor and delivery, she was back in good spirits again. She is such a soldier!
Well, Benjamin is beautiful. He is a bit bruised in the face from such a fast delivery, but that's fading quickly. Both Mom and Benjamin were in perfect form throughout the stay in the hospital. Benjamin appears to look considerably different from his two older brothers, who's birth pictures were practically identical. Both Riley and Gabriel are very excited to have a new brother.
Well, Benjamin is beautiful. He is a bit bruised in the face from such a fast delivery, but that's fading quickly. Both Mom and Benjamin were in perfect form throughout the stay in the hospital. Benjamin appears to look considerably different from his two older brothers, who's birth pictures were practically identical. Both Riley and Gabriel are very excited to have a new brother.
It's times like this that connections are made again with past friends and family. We'd love to hear from you all. If you have a moment to send us a message, you can reach us via email at:
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God bless you all and thank you for your love and support.
Scott, Becky, Riley, Gabriel & Benjamin
posted by Scott Minor @ 7:41 PM
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