Monday, June 30, 2008
We're HOME!!!
We arrived home this afternoon around 1:00 p.m. No question about it, we're tired but doing great.
Snoozing with Mom
Dru and Israel took a nap on the last morning we were in the hospital.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Visitors
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Evening Shots
Breakfast Never Tasted So Good
Since Dru missed out on all of the blogging fun yesterday she checked it all out this morning. Thank you all so much for being a part of our special day. Even through all of the pains and frustrations we know that we are loved and cared for by a loving community. Unlike Jacob who saw God in Esau's face, we saw God in all of your words yesterday. May we all continue to "wrestle" with Him.Love, Adam, Dru and Israel
Morning After
Israel Pyron Caldwell
Our Son Has Arrived -- 22 inches, 9lbs. 12ounces
Friday, June 27, 2008
Still Pushing
We can definitely see the head and he has a lot of hair!
Besides...
Dru thinks that the 28th is a better day anyway right!?
Besides...
Dru thinks that the 28th is a better day anyway right!?
We're Pushing
We've begun the pushing process!
9
Dru is now 9 centimeters so it should be within the hour...hopefully...Our son will be here soon!
7-8
According to Dr. Loof just this second Dru is now 7-8 centimeters. Apparently the epidural is doing the trick...Let's just pray that she is able to give vaginally and that we won't have to revert to a c-section.
Post-Epidural Drip
Honestly, Dru and I aren't trying to have a pitty party but we are thoroughly disappointed that this all turned out this way...thanks for your encouraging words...I guess
Tired...But We'll Make It
Dr. Loof just visited once again. She is currently only 4 centimeters dilated after almost 12 hours of labor...the boy may be too big so we are going to try an epidural hoping that it will relax Dru enough to continue to dilate. If he is too big then we'll go and get him. No matter how you slice this...it sucks...
Update
3-4 centimeters an hour ago..lot of pain but breathing through!
Playlist Thus Far
Queen - Greatest Hits
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits
Chick Corea - Solo Piano Standards
Palestrina
Reliant K - MMMHHHMMM
Coldplay - Not Sure of the Album
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits
Chick Corea - Solo Piano Standards
Palestrina
Reliant K - MMMHHHMMM
Coldplay - Not Sure of the Album
Pitocin Administered
Unfortunately pitocin has been administered to Dru up to this point. Hopefully this will speed up the process a bit because she was still only 2 centimeters dilated 3 hours after her water broke. Not a good sign, so we made the difficult decision to proceed with the drug. Let the pain begin! Perhaps we will have a son at the end of this thing. At least that is the goal!
Labor Dabor
It has begun..well, were at the hospital at least. Dru woke up this morning about 6:50 am, had a contraction, then her water broke. It wasn't a gush but more of a trickle for those who care about the details. I will say that from this point on there will probably be only pictures posted without much dialogue. Hopefully you will get the gist of what is happening. Perhaps the most funny thing up to this point was the fact that the reception desk was completely empty when we first arrived...more funny than disheartening. We covet your prayers!
Baby Buckeye 41 Weeks
This was yesterday which marked our 41st week. I thought you all would want to see one more before the actual labor posts. Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Baby Buckeye 40 Weeks
We went to see the doctor last Friday and today and Dru is currently 70% effaced and about 2 centimeters dilated. For those that don't know, you can't start pushing until 100% effacement and 10 centimeters dilation. Suffice it to say, we have a ways to go yet. The Doc estimates that the boy is currently 8 lbs 9 ounces with a 9.8 centimeters diameter of a head. I don't think Dru is too keen on all of that but we shall see what happens. I am hoping that this is the last post before the actual birthing process of our son begins. I toyed around with the idea of placing a web cam at the end of the bed so that you all could witness the miracle, but Dru seemed to protest a bit to this. I'm not sure why.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
4 Years and Running!
Today is Dru and I's fourth year anniversary and though it may be cheesy to say, I love her more now than the day we got married.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Baby Buckeye 38 Weeks
Well, we are coming down to it. Not much to say. Enjoy the pictures. Also, if you haven't heard...Mustoe is getting married in a few days. Sorry we can't be there buddy. We both love you more than you know.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
The Apocrypha of Muad'Dib
"Atrocity is recognized as such by victim and perpetrator alike, by all who learn about it at whatever remove. Atrocity has no excuses, no mitigating argument. Atrocity never balances or rectifies the past. Atrocity merely arms the future for more atrocity. It is self-perpetuating upon itself-a barbarous form of incest. Whoever commits atrocity also commits those future atrocities thus bred."
-Children of Dune
-Frank Herbert
-Children of Dune
-Frank Herbert
