We are all doing great and trying to learn Henry's little mannerisms. Jenny is still working on recovering and keeping little Henry fed. Jenny's mom has been a huge help this week dropping by a couple times with dinner and helping to clean up the kitchen a bit. We can't thank her enough.
I added a couple pix to the slide show and enjoy the video of Henry sneezing below...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Day 5 as parents...
The past few days have been a complete joy. My parents came up from VA to visit us in the hospital and meet their first grandchild. Jenny's family came in from DC, MD and locally to visit us as well. We were even lucky enough to have Jenny's oldest sister visit from Alaska! All the support from family and friends has really meant a lot while we were in the hospital.
So far we are getting adjusted to life at home with little Henry. The first two nights in the hospital we let him stay in the nursery with the nurses so we could catch up on some sleep. The first day home he slept about 4 hrs at night. Sunday night he slept for almost 5 hours. Monday afternoon we saw the pediatrician for the first time and she said Henry is doing well. Henry has lost 5 oz since birth and the doc thinks he has lost all he is going to lose and is starting to gain weight. We go back this Friday for our next check-up.
Many, many pix below, enjoy.
So far we are getting adjusted to life at home with little Henry. The first two nights in the hospital we let him stay in the nursery with the nurses so we could catch up on some sleep. The first day home he slept about 4 hrs at night. Sunday night he slept for almost 5 hours. Monday afternoon we saw the pediatrician for the first time and she said Henry is doing well. Henry has lost 5 oz since birth and the doc thinks he has lost all he is going to lose and is starting to gain weight. We go back this Friday for our next check-up.
Many, many pix below, enjoy.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Please welcome Henry Thomas McDannell
Jenny's labor started early Thursday morning about 6am. By 9am she was having regular contractions so we called the doctor who said to come in to the office. After a short visit, the doctor said she was still at 1cm and to go home and wait for Friday when she was set to be induced.
After returning home Jenny's contractions began to get stronger and more fruequent till we met the 5-1-1 rule so we called the doc again around 4pm. They said to come in and after inspection found she was at 3-4 cms and that we would be admitted to the hospital right then.
After a couple more hours of contractions Jenny got the epidural (approx 6:30pm) which was a true blessing as she had almost no pain for the rest of her contractions. By 8:30pm the doctor said it was time to push and push she did. At 9:54pm we welcomed Henry Thomas McDannell into our family. He was born at 7lbs 14oz and 21 1/2 inches.
As I post this it is Friday morning 10am and Jenny and Henry are doing great. She is currently trying to get Henry to breast feed and rest while she can.
Thank you to all of our friends and family that have contacted us over the last couple days, your compasion means the world to us. It is such a great feeling that you all were thinking about us.
We are currently scheduled to check out and return home on Saturday, more to follow in the
coming days!
See a few pix further down.
After returning home Jenny's contractions began to get stronger and more fruequent till we met the 5-1-1 rule so we called the doc again around 4pm. They said to come in and after inspection found she was at 3-4 cms and that we would be admitted to the hospital right then.
After a couple more hours of contractions Jenny got the epidural (approx 6:30pm) which was a true blessing as she had almost no pain for the rest of her contractions. By 8:30pm the doctor said it was time to push and push she did. At 9:54pm we welcomed Henry Thomas McDannell into our family. He was born at 7lbs 14oz and 21 1/2 inches.
As I post this it is Friday morning 10am and Jenny and Henry are doing great. She is currently trying to get Henry to breast feed and rest while she can.
Thank you to all of our friends and family that have contacted us over the last couple days, your compasion means the world to us. It is such a great feeling that you all were thinking about us.
We are currently scheduled to check out and return home on Saturday, more to follow in the
coming days!
See a few pix further down.
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