Oliver George Wright

Oliver joined our little family Thursday, September 8, 2011, at 7:57 am. He was 8 lbs 2 oz, 21 inches, with a 14 and 3/4" inch head circumference (We were told that is pretty huge and that I should be glad I had a c-section). He was delivered via cesarean one week before our original due date at Portland Providence because he was in a breech position. He had a nearly perfect "APGAR" score when he arrived and seem to have no issues being a week early. This score was assessed shortly after he emptied what appeared to be his entire bladder on the observation table after being delivered. He did the same thing when he received his circumcision on Saturday. His system seems to be working just fine!

Mitchell was able to be in the Operating Room with me - holding my hand during the surgery, and was the first to hold the little guy when he arrived. The surgery was super fast and it was very strange to be awake and just feel a lot of pressure on the other side of the curtain. I had a "spinal" anesthetic, which numbs everything from the chest down and took a few hours to wear off. My mom, Kerry and Alice were there we came out and had to "patiently" wait in the waiting room while we got settled in our room and had the first breastfeeding experience. Breastfeeding has gone really well, and the whole sleep schedule thing is a work in progress. I was pretty much out of it the day he was born from the surgery drugs, and have been just a touch loopy since then from the pain meds. We were in he hospital for 3 days and had several visitors over the couple of days, including all 4 grandparents and his one aunt. We watched the Duck and Michigan football games on the ancient TV in the hospital room.

The biggest complaint was that the first night the air-conditioning went out in all of the maternity rooms. The combination of the hot weather and my raging hormones caused a bit of a sweaty panic attack, but we rigged up a few fans and managed to make it through until the AC was reinstated.

We were able to come home today. Things have been smooth so far, although the dogs are still in transition mode and not sure what to think. We're so excited to integrate Oliver into our lives and introduce him to more of our family and friends. He's a cutie!