It's a boy!

[Bluestreak]

Yesterday my wife delivered a healthy 9 lb 12 oz bouncing baby boy.

Because the little guy pooped when he was in moms belly, he inhaled a little bit into his lungs after he was born. The doctors were expecting this and delt with it swiftly on the spot and he has been moved to the NICU as a precaution. Because he's still in the NICU, I've decided not to post any pictures yet. No baby likes having all kinds of things stuck in/on him so he's not a happy camper right now. When we're able to hold him and he's not "chained" to an incubator, I'll snap about a billion pictures. One or two will make it up here eventually.

The Doctors and my wife were not expecting such a large baby so Mom is going to spend a little more time than normal recovering.

All in all, Dean and Mom are doing great and everyone will be home shortly. We are very blessed to now have 2 children when just 3 years ago my doctor told us we would never be able to have any children of our own. I've been thinking of packing up both kids to pay him a visit.


I'll post up a picture of Dean James after we get a chance to hold him. We're hoping our 18 month old daugter Gretchen won't be too hard on him when we get home.

Chad

[JoJoYZF]

Congrats man. Hopefully everything will keep going smoothly and youll all be home real soon.

[Rider]

Congrats. That's a big boy.

[buzzcutt2]

Congrats!!! :dthumb:

[RACER X]

congratz!!

thats a big boy.

baby's everywhere, we have 1 due aug 3, boy also.

[Archren]

Congrats! And I thought my oldest was big at 9lbs 4oz.. :lol:

[Hondahugger]

OUCH!!!! 9 lbs, 12 oz sounds painful! Hope everyone's home safe soon! :dthumb:

Just think, when he's older and he starts telling little stories as all children try to get away with doing, you'll know it's because he was born full of shit! :lol:

[Gas Man]

That is wonderfull. Praise God for your blessing of a nice family. Always remember when talking to the doctors. They don't know everything about medicine and health. That is why they call it "Practicing Medicine".

I understand about the baby in the toaster oven. They never look right laying in there. I know its hard for you as parent not being able to hold him. I watched my sister in law go thru that. Don't let the oven distress you... as soon as he's out you won't even remember that little speed bump.

Can't wait to see pics.

[wildchild]

congrats.

at least we know he'll be just like daddy. full of crap. :whistle:

you should really go back to the hosp while the wife isn't looking and change the name. seems you have it reversed. should be James Dean right?

[Particle Man]

first: congrats!!!!!!!

second: 9lbs 12 oz... you'd better be giving that gal of yours flowers and whatever the hell else she wants on at least a weekly basis for the next... well, for a long time :lol:

[Archren]

first: congrats!!!!!!!

second: 9lbs 12 oz... you'd better be giving that gal of yours flowers and whatever the hell else she wants on at least a weekly basis for the next... well, for a long time :lol:

You're a smart, smart man. :lol:

[Particle Man]

You're a smart, smart man. :lol:

11 months and 2 days ago my daughter came out at 7lbs, 12.5oz and I've been making sure I let my wife know that I appreciate her at every possible moment. ;)

[Riceaholic]

congrats to both of you!!

[cbrchick]

Congrats on your big bundle of joy!!!

[rogue]

Woot! Congrats! :D

[njchopper87]

Congrats!

[AquaPython]

grats

[Amorok]

DAMN! What a hoss. Congratulations, and don't worry, once he's nuked to a nice, golden brown they'll let him out and it'll be all gravy.

So, he's almost big enough to ride, yeah?

[Angee]

Congrats!!!

[Lucky3623]

Congrats on the new carpet shark!

[Bluestreak]

thanks everyone.

we got to hold him this afternoon. his momma is much happer now.

mom comes home tomorrow and baby will stay for a little while yet. he's doing great!

[ericr]

Congrats man! Hope the (not so) little guy continues to make good progress and gets home on schedule :dthumb:

[Lamnidae]

Gratz!!!!!!!!!!

[Adeptus_Minor]

Yesterday my wife delivered a healthy 9 lb 12 oz bouncing baby boy.




9 lbs? That's light....

FOR A BOWLING BALL!!

Congrats, bud. :dthumb:

[Bluestreak]

Just got home for the evening and put my daughter to bed after some good old fashioned rough housing. It's been another long day.

A little more info:

We had both our children at a Womans and Babies Hospital. Births and child related care is all they do there. Lots of specialists call this place home. We were in the right place for what was about to come.

My wife is not a very big woman. An almost 10 lb baby should have been a c-section. Little dude had a 14 and 1/4" head! They told us today that she now holds 2 records at our local hospital. The longest "stuck baby", just over 4 minutes stuck on the way out (very scary) and the first 4th degree tear that they've had at that hospital. Yes, I was a mess. I held my composure but I was right on the edge of loosing it. I wasn't too far from losing them both at once.

When he was stuck (his right sholder wouldn't pass) the doc and nurses freaked and called a "code blue" throughout the hospital. We had over 20 people in the room in under 2 minutes. She had 3 up on the bed with her pushing on her belly just above her pelvic bone trying to get the baby out and the doc was pulling like crazy. All the pushing and pulling broke his clavical but it's only a crack. He'll heal up real quick. We all agree we'd rather have a cracked clavical then the alternative.

Took them over an hour to sew her back up in the OR.

Yes, I know, I need to give her flowers every day for the rest of my life! She did so well.

Our running joke about "If it's a girl, push it back in until she learns to grow a penis" didn't go over very well with the staff not in on the joke after the birth, but, I got a smile out of my wife so it was worth it!

After her surgery, an OR nurse took us over to the NICU to see our son. 2 minutes later, that nurse fell off her chair and had a seizure. Another code blue (blue for adult in trouble) was called and the NICU had over 40 people in it very quicly. 20 of those were the NICU nurses already in the wing. The other 20 or so ran in from other parts of the hospital.

We got to our recovery room and the wife had some lunch. A few hours later her stomache decided it didn't like the food and all the water after all her meds and decided to evacuate all the chicken salad rather quickly. Unlucky nurse number two came running in and went right down. They assure us her ankle is only slighly sprained! After I helped her up, she hobbled out and she avoided our room for the remainder of the day. I'm pretty sure she no longer likes us.

We had a VERY eventful birth of our second child. Lots of good stories to tell him when he gets older.

Mom is coming home tomorrow and the boy could come home as early as Friday. If he fails his blood test tomorrow, (infection) they will keep him for another week.

When he comes home, I'll post some pics.

I see a dirt bike in his future shortly! Hell, he's almost big enough to ride one already!

[VatorMan]

Congrats !!!

[Archren]

4th degree lacerations are no joke. My oldest gave me one . Thus why I had a c-section with my second, and told them to fucking burn my tubes while they were in there. NO MAS!! :lol:

[Mr Lefty]

wow... congrats! sounds like you and your wife had quite the last few days! hope everything goes smooth from here on out...

[Angee]

Wow! Mine was only 8 1/2 lbs and tore me from can to can't...nerve damage had to be fixed later...that shit ain't no joke! Tell her the estrogen crew from TWF sends our best wishes for quick healing! You better buy girl a hottub and a spa membership! :lol:

[thunderex]

Oh my gosh. That's an eventful day! Congratulations. We're expecting our first on August 2nd. A little baby girl. I'm so freaking excited.

[Particle Man]

if you ever have another one the nurses are going to run out of the room screaming in terror :lol:

[Quick281]

Congrats.

Glad to know everyone is doing fine despite the circus.

[Bluestreak]

Here's a cell phone pic from tonight.

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff29/cgarber1/0312092033b.jpg

[Gas Man]

NOW THATS A HEALTHY LOOKIN BOY!!!

But what is the blue tube thingy?

[Bluestreak]

NOW THATS A HEALTHY LOOKIN BOY!!!

But what is the blue tube thingy?

That would be the standard hospital issue nook. Our daughter loved it so much we had to convince them to give us a hand full of them when we brought her home. You can't get them in stores and she wouldn't take any other kind.

Tonight I pocketed 2 before we left just in case he loves them too.

[Gas Man]

The hole in the middle for better breathing?

[Archren]

The hole in the middle for better breathing?

It's a pacifier... :lol:

[Mr Lefty]

The hole in the middle for better breathing?

Naw its just a pacifier that doesn't have a backing on it.

[Looni2ns]

Congratulations!!! Wow, he's a big 'un! Beautiful little boy, and looks very healthy to me. Can't tell he's got a fractured collarbone, or went through H3LL to get here. :-(

Mom deserves the Congressional Medal for having this big guy. :rockwoot:

[MILK]

Congrats!!

[cuttle]

Congrats!


you should name him Goliat...

[the chi]

blue tubey thingy?? :rofl: GM, do we need a baby lesson?!

Congrats on the beautiful baby boy!! What a trooper, both he and mommy!! Hope everyone is recovering well, and as for momma, give that woman whatever she wants for the rest of her life!!! Whew! That goes for you too Arch, those are BIG babies!!

[Gas Man]

Nope... my biggest lessons in that is my niece and she didn't have one of those...

[the chi]

Nope... my biggest lessons in that is my niece and she didn't have one of those...


Really? I've never NOT seen a child have one, at least for a few months...when my sisters were small we called the "the plug" for good reason!! If they hadnt had one, we'd have been short a few sisters in the this world...

[Dova80]

Wow congrats man! He is a big boy...

[cbrchick]

Just got home for the evening and put my daughter to bed after some good old fashioned rough housing. It's been another long day.

A little more info:

We had both our children at a Womans and Babies Hospital. Births and child related care is all they do there. Lots of specialists call this place home. We were in the right place for what was about to come.

My wife is not a very big woman. An almost 10 lb baby should have been a c-section. Little dude had a 14 and 1/4" head! They told us today that she now holds 2 records at our local hospital. The longest "stuck baby", just over 4 minutes stuck on the way out (very scary) and the first 4th degree tear that they've had at that hospital. Yes, I was a mess. I held my composure but I was right on the edge of loosing it. I wasn't too far from losing them both at once.

When he was stuck (his right sholder wouldn't pass) the doc and nurses freaked and called a "code blue" throughout the hospital. We had over 20 people in the room in under 2 minutes. She had 3 up on the bed with her pushing on her belly just above her pelvic bone trying to get the baby out and the doc was pulling like crazy. All the pushing and pulling broke his clavical but it's only a crack. He'll heal up real quick. We all agree we'd rather have a cracked clavical then the alternative.

Took them over an hour to sew her back up in the OR.

Yes, I know, I need to give her flowers every day for the rest of my life! She did so well.

Our running joke about "If it's a girl, push it back in until she learns to grow a penis" didn't go over very well with the staff not in on the joke after the birth, but, I got a smile out of my wife so it was worth it!

After her surgery, an OR nurse took us over to the NICU to see our son. 2 minutes later, that nurse fell off her chair and had a seizure. Another code blue (blue for adult in trouble) was called and the NICU had over 40 people in it very quicly. 20 of those were the NICU nurses already in the wing. The other 20 or so ran in from other parts of the hospital.

We got to our recovery room and the wife had some lunch. A few hours later her stomache decided it didn't like the food and all the water after all her meds and decided to evacuate all the chicken salad rather quickly. Unlucky nurse number two came running in and went right down. They assure us her ankle is only slighly sprained! After I helped her up, she hobbled out and she avoided our room for the remainder of the day. I'm pretty sure she no longer likes us.

We had a VERY eventful birth of our second child. Lots of good stories to tell him when he gets older.

Mom is coming home tomorrow and the boy could come home as early as Friday. If he fails his blood test tomorrow, (infection) they will keep him for another week.

When he comes home, I'll post some pics.

I see a dirt bike in his future shortly! Hell, he's almost big enough to ride one already!

Holy crap what a story! Such and adventure for your little big boy to come into this world. Glad all is alright - with all incidents involved :) He's massive. What a good looking boy. Hugs to your wife....

And no insults intended but I don't want a 9 pounder!!!!

I wonder if I can work that into my birth plan. I should start writing that. This kid feels like a UFC fighter and I still have 4 months to go.

He looks so healthy. He already comes with a great history.