Our local hospital is not the easiest to get around in. A fair comparison would probably be the set of the movie Labyrinth. We haven’t run into David Bowie yet, but the path from the parking ramp to the labor and delivery rooms is a zigzag of white and teal hallways. Tara and I made our way to triage last night at about nine o’clock and were moved to a more permanent room when they discovered she was dilated to 5 centimeters.
In short, Tara was incredible. She breathed and willed her way through each contraction for 7 hours, not to mention those she had before we got to the hospital. At four in the morning we [read: Tara] decided that drugs were absolutely necessary and I was compelled to agree. It took quite a while to actually get an anesthetist into our room because there were also two c-sections going on elsewhere at that particular time. The drugs helped, we could sleep for a couple hours.
When we awoke a couple hours later Leah had positioned herself properly and Tara was ready for the actual labor, this time with an epidural to ease the pain. Probably nothing can prepare you for the sensory onslaught that is delivery. I won’t bother to share the details.
Leah Mikayla was born November 24, 2006 at 7:34am. She is now only a couple hours old, but she seems perfectly at home.
Congrats buddy.
Comment by Drew — November 24, 2006 @ 2:20 pm
She is just beautiful!! Kudos to both of you. I’m sure Tara did most of the work but I bet you were a great support to her through the whole thing. Congratulations!
Comment by Mindy — November 24, 2006 @ 2:34 pm
Awesome and Congrats from me and my whole family.
Comment by Danny — November 24, 2006 @ 3:52 pm
Bro, she’s beautiful. You two are going to be great parents. Blessings!
Comment by Justin Thorp — November 24, 2006 @ 4:30 pm
Good job, little Duder.
Comment by The Dude — November 25, 2006 @ 12:23 am
Words cannot begin to express our gratitude.
Welcome, little Leah Mikayla.
You are dearly loved!
Maki
Comment by Mum — November 25, 2006 @ 10:19 am
Thats most gorgeous baby Iv’e ever laid eyes on. Congrats and congrats and congrats to the two of you…
and welcome to the lovely Leah.
Comment by Teresa — November 25, 2006 @ 4:59 pm
We saw the picture at Justin’s apartment. Enjoy every minute of this time. It ends way too quickly. Yes, I’m speaking from experience. Congratulations bit time–WES
Comment by Wes Thorp — November 26, 2006 @ 8:47 am
Well CONGRATS!
It seems so crazy that you are a husband and a father now! It has been so long since I have seen you Nathan. I still have a drawing that you did for me when you were a scrawny kid. I cherish it and have it in my Bible. Your daughter is beautiful! Please tell the family hello. May God bless your family!
Comment by Marcie Drake — December 5, 2006 @ 8:08 pm
She’s perfect : ) Congrats!! Tell Tara if she needs anything, just give me a call : )
Comment by Shanna — December 15, 2006 @ 12:17 pm