Malakai Austin Baltzell
Born at 8:27 p.m. on April 17, 2009
7lbs 13 oz
21' long
Born at 8:27 p.m. on April 17, 2009
7lbs 13 oz
21' long
A few facts:
Beautiful Completion
Red hair
Loves to stretch
Already loves his paci
Everyone goes on and on about how pretty of a newborn he was. Most say they don't think most newborns are pretty, but that he is beautiful. Me and Seth could not agree more!
I was in labor for 14 hours. I tried to see how long I could tough it out without getting an epidural... NOT a good idea. I wanted to feel the contractions and what they felt like... that and I didn't want to look like a wuss... well, I finally asked for it, and of course the anesthesiologist was in a procedure, so I had to wait another hour. By the time he got there my contractions were in the 80's and I was cursing my pride. Now I know, and lesson learned!
The staff on the maternity ward said that they think I set a record for guests and visitors. I was blessed to have such amazing nurses. They all found out that my family had flown in from Texas and let them ALL hang out in my room all day as long as me and baby's heart rate stayed down. (and they did!) They also let them all wait right outside the door during the delivery. I think at the peak of the day, between mom, dad, deb, 3 sisters, mother and father in law, Seth's g-ma, other family members, and friends, I had somewhere around 24 people in my room. Of course they all got kicked out by me once I hit somewhere around 8 centimeters and started feeling the pressure.
Speaking of pressure, I had some issues with the epidural during the last few moments right before it was time to push and things got a little more intense than I had thought they would. I made it through and it was obviously all totally worth it!
Malakai is one week and one day old today and is a wonderfully happy baby. He eats good (which was a concern of mine, beacuse he is breastfed), He sleeps great (well, for a newborn) and is very peaceful.
Beautiful Completion
Red hair
Loves to stretch
Already loves his paci
Everyone goes on and on about how pretty of a newborn he was. Most say they don't think most newborns are pretty, but that he is beautiful. Me and Seth could not agree more!
I was in labor for 14 hours. I tried to see how long I could tough it out without getting an epidural... NOT a good idea. I wanted to feel the contractions and what they felt like... that and I didn't want to look like a wuss... well, I finally asked for it, and of course the anesthesiologist was in a procedure, so I had to wait another hour. By the time he got there my contractions were in the 80's and I was cursing my pride. Now I know, and lesson learned!
The staff on the maternity ward said that they think I set a record for guests and visitors. I was blessed to have such amazing nurses. They all found out that my family had flown in from Texas and let them ALL hang out in my room all day as long as me and baby's heart rate stayed down. (and they did!) They also let them all wait right outside the door during the delivery. I think at the peak of the day, between mom, dad, deb, 3 sisters, mother and father in law, Seth's g-ma, other family members, and friends, I had somewhere around 24 people in my room. Of course they all got kicked out by me once I hit somewhere around 8 centimeters and started feeling the pressure.
Speaking of pressure, I had some issues with the epidural during the last few moments right before it was time to push and things got a little more intense than I had thought they would. I made it through and it was obviously all totally worth it!
Malakai is one week and one day old today and is a wonderfully happy baby. He eats good (which was a concern of mine, beacuse he is breastfed), He sleeps great (well, for a newborn) and is very peaceful.
