Nathan Reid Oglesby was born yesterday (April 2nd) at 4:22 p.m. at Helen Keller Hospital. He weighed in at 7 lbs, 4 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. As you can tell from the pictures below, he has a full head of hair.
We made our way to the hospital yesterday morning around 8:00 and after visiting labor and delivery and then going back to the ER to register, we then proceeded to labor and delivery again to monitor things. Jen was dilated to 3 when she arrived and was already having some contractions. We had the mindset that we weren’t leaving the hospital once we were here, so needless to say, I (Brad) was starting to wonder on what process they were going to follow. So, after another hour, they came in to measure her again and she was still at 3. At this point, I’m thinking that we aren’t leaving. So, the nurses decided to call Jen’s doctor. Fortunately, the doctor was close to the hospital so she just swung by to see Jen. Well, the doctor measured Jen and she was around 4, so the doctor decided that the baby was coming today. They hooked all of the wires/tubes up to Jen and the day began.
After 3 hours of pain-free contractions (thanks Doc for the epidural), Nathan arrived. Everything went smoothly until the nurses tried to get Jen up. It was time to change rooms and needless to say, Jen wasn’t ready. She decided to add a little action to things and pass out. The nurses put her in a wheelchair and just moved her on to the new room. It only took a few seconds for nurses to realize that Jen doesn’t do well when she looses blood. So, we got settled in the new room and visitors started rolling in.
It is now Thursday morning and I’m typing this from the hospital room. I will upload to the blog once I get home in a little bit. Jen and Nathan are both doing well. Nancy stayed with Nicholas last night at our house. My parents arrived yesterday morning from Birmingham and we’ve talked to or seen most of our other extended family. Thanks for all of the phone calls and visits. We plan to go home tomorrow afternoon. We are in room 282 at Helen Keller Hospital. The direct phone number to the room is 256-386-4282. Below are some pictures. Hope you enjoy!!
We made our way to the hospital yesterday morning around 8:00 and after visiting labor and delivery and then going back to the ER to register, we then proceeded to labor and delivery again to monitor things. Jen was dilated to 3 when she arrived and was already having some contractions. We had the mindset that we weren’t leaving the hospital once we were here, so needless to say, I (Brad) was starting to wonder on what process they were going to follow. So, after another hour, they came in to measure her again and she was still at 3. At this point, I’m thinking that we aren’t leaving. So, the nurses decided to call Jen’s doctor. Fortunately, the doctor was close to the hospital so she just swung by to see Jen. Well, the doctor measured Jen and she was around 4, so the doctor decided that the baby was coming today. They hooked all of the wires/tubes up to Jen and the day began.
After 3 hours of pain-free contractions (thanks Doc for the epidural), Nathan arrived. Everything went smoothly until the nurses tried to get Jen up. It was time to change rooms and needless to say, Jen wasn’t ready. She decided to add a little action to things and pass out. The nurses put her in a wheelchair and just moved her on to the new room. It only took a few seconds for nurses to realize that Jen doesn’t do well when she looses blood. So, we got settled in the new room and visitors started rolling in.
It is now Thursday morning and I’m typing this from the hospital room. I will upload to the blog once I get home in a little bit. Jen and Nathan are both doing well. Nancy stayed with Nicholas last night at our house. My parents arrived yesterday morning from Birmingham and we’ve talked to or seen most of our other extended family. Thanks for all of the phone calls and visits. We plan to go home tomorrow afternoon. We are in room 282 at Helen Keller Hospital. The direct phone number to the room is 256-386-4282. Below are some pictures. Hope you enjoy!!
4 comments:
Seriously?? She is supposed to look tired and weary - not refreshed and glowing! :) You all look wonderful and Nathan is precious. Congratulations!
Seriously?? She is supposed to look tired and weary not refreshed and glowing! :) You all look wonderful and Nathan is precious. Congratulations!
congrats! you all look great, especially that pic of brad with the sock(?) on his head. glad everything went well! nathan is gorgeous!
Congrats!
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