delivering "Superman"

I'm going to try and write this all now.

While both boys are sleeping and I still (somewhat) remember all the details. :)

So we had an induction scheduled for Tuesday 1/31/12 early in the morning. Dr decided he was ready enough, I was definitely ready enough, he was starting to cause some other problems, and there was the whole "how big will he be?" issue since I'd been measuring 2 weeks ahead for the last 2 months. So when Dr. Cooper offered the induction, I gladly accepted and offered to name the baby Cooper in her honor. Tuesday morning everything was going well. I was progressing kind of slow but still progressing. The first epidural didn't work, so they took it out and RE-DID it. Awful process but the second one was WONDERFUL! I went from 3 cm to 10 cm in a little less than 3 hours. In half a push (seriously, half) a tiny little hand and forearm came out to high-five Dr. Cooper. No joke. We've had a few laughs - Superman baby, climbing his way out, trying to dive... either way, he wasn't allowed to come out that way. So Dr. Cooper pushed his arm back in (seriously) and told me to keep my legs closed while they prepped the OR. (All I could imagine is this little baby climbing out of me whether the Dr's liked it or not!) I also was not too happy about having to have a c-section, but I realized it's better for me to have surgery than this little baby boy needing surgery for a broken shoulder, collar bone, clavicle - who knows! The c-section wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I had to wait to hold him but only until they wheeled me to the recovery room. And we've been together ever since! He had great Apgar scores and has been a very happy Superman baby. His arm and fingers were swollen but that went down the first night and are now itty-bitty like the rest of him. My c-section recovery has been pretty good too. I'm sore (obviously) and tired (obviously) but came home without any prescriptions. Occasionally taking some motrin and trying to remember all the things I'm not allowed to do (hold Logan, pick things up off the floor, drive...)

We are LOVING our Keegan and are so glad he came to join our family!

you can see his swollen arm here

big brother presents!