We are home!!!

It feels so good to finally be home! We can finally start to get settled in and get everything organized. But when I say we I mean Blake and my family! I'll be sitting comfortably on my couch watching them put everything away. Since I can't go upstairs we'll have to do a bit of adjusting with keeping everything stocked downstairs. Fischer does have quite the nice set up in our bedroom for sleeping so that is nice.

When we first got home all we could do was stare at Fischer. God is truly amazing. He is an amazing creator. We have a perfect little son that he has chosen us to be the parents of. We are blessed and honored to be his parents.

Going Home.......?

What an adventure it's been. We are hoping to be going home today. It's now day 4 and I'm starting to feeling more and more better. Day 1 was like a whirlwind. We were up for a total of 37 hours so it was hard to know what time or day it was. My adrenaline is what kept me going because my body was pretty warn out. We were able to get a pretty decent night's sleep the first night which helped us finally get our day and nights squared away. Friday was pretty hard but being on morphine helped! :) Needless to say I didn't get up very much. It was so nice to have visitor's to come support us and see Fischer. Saturday I still wasn't feeling too much better but with the help of some drugs getting up was easier. Saturday was pretty relaxing which I think helped. When Fischer was weighted Saturday night he now weighs 7 lbs 6 oz, so he has lost a little more weigh than they would like to see so he is getting a little bit of formula after his feedings. But he is doing great. Blake is the best husband and father. He is taking care of 2 patients and doing an amazing job. I have yet to change his diaper :) Blake is getting some good experience with swaddling and changing diapers! I'm ready to tackle being at home and be able to just be in my own house. Thankfully with all our friends and family Blake will have help taking care of me and Fischer for the next couple of weeks.

I'm gonna pull a Jack Bower and 24 this sucker

So much has happened in the last 24 hours I will dispense with the flowery language and just give you the straight poop.

8/26/09

5:00pm - Alison is admitted to the hospital with some mild cramping for about 17 hours

6:30pm - Alison is given Cervadil to help speed things along mild cramping continues

11:30pm - Contraction increase in pain and intensity

8/27/09

12:02am - Alison is progressing well. Cervadil use is discontinued

1:42am - Alison gets an epidural

2:44am - Alison's water breaks. Nurses are concerned about the amount of blood

3:17am - Dr. Holeman is called in, Nurses cannot get the bleeding to stop.

3:31am - The decision is made to rush Alison into an emergency c-section

4:18am - Fischer Charles Robinson is welcomed into the world (8lbs 3oz and 20.5in long)

~ 5:00am - Alison and Fischer moved to recovery

~7:30am - We are moved up to room 3412 for the remainder of our stay

Let the Labor Begin....

We arrived at the hospital at 5:00pm thinking that Alison would receive Cervadil (a drug to help the labor process along) and we would be able to go home until sometime tomorrow morning. Apperently that was incorrect information. They admitted Alison and we are here for the long haul. The next time "we" leave this hospital, the "we" will be three.

The night before labor, and all through the house....

It's a strange feeling scheduling the arrival of our baby boy. Until today I haven't really put myself in Alison's shoes and tried to imagine what she must be going through at this point. While I have been blissfully ignorant and not thinking to deeply (unconsciously on purpose) about the gravity of the situation. I think that it would have been easier on her not knowing when he was going to arrive. I don't believe that she will get much sleep tonight. Either way, I have a new found respect for my wife and am in awe of what she is going through. Everyone keeps telling us that our lives are about to change forever. I say, bring it on! And, its about time! And, I can't wait!

Week 40

So last Friday August 21st was my official due date. In hopes of helping get this little guy we have been walking, walking and doing more walking. We had Lance and Amanda over for dinner on my due date. So Amanda and I decided since it was so overcast that we'd go for a walk down the street. On our way back home, when we were about 20 mins away is started POURING!!! The rain was coming at us from one side so as you can see we were completely drenched on one side of our body. What commitment my sister in law has to help get Fischer out.

Yes as of today I'm 4 days overdue. I decided last week that this week I would go ahead and start my time off work. Blake is also on his 4 days off so we figured we'd enjoy these last couple of days together just the 2 of us (well 4 of us if you include the puppies). So we have just been relaxing and hanging out together. Tomorrow at 5pm we will be heading to the hospital for me to be induced. This whole thing will be new to us so we are excited and a little nervous to see how it goes. So what will be weird is that when we leave here Wednesday afternoon knowing that when we come back home we'll have our little guy with us. But for my peace of mind I'm excited to know that there is an end in sight because right now I feel like I would be pregnant forever. Blake will be bringing his laptop since the hospital has free wireless internet. So he will be updating our blog and facebook as much as he can!!! So stay tuned!!! :)

Matthew 4:19

Matthew 4:19 

"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and  I will make you fishers of men."

We are naming our little boy Fischer Charles Robinson. Charles is a name that is on both sides of our family. My dad, grandpa, great grandfather and so on have been named Charles Bennett. Then on Blake's side his grandpa and great grandfather on his dad's side were named Charles Robinson. We only felt that we should have that name as our little boys middle name. We want him to carry on the family heritage with the Charles name. Then I bet you are wondering how we found the name Fischer as a first name. It was a name that Blake found and when I first heard I didn't like! I immediately voted it down. But then for some reason the name kept being brought up and the more I heard it the more it grew on me. Then Matthew 4:19 came to both our minds and we have been praying that our little boy will be a fisher of men. So now we just wait until we get to meet Fischer face to face! We now have the letter's up above his crib. In one frame after his name we have Matthew 4:19 typed out and then in the next frame is a picture of some boats that Blake took while we were Italy. 

This is the picture that is in the second frame above Fischer's crib. We just love this picture that Blake took in Italy and only found it perfect to hang in his room.