Announcing the arrival of Benjamin Thomas!
He entered our world at 2:02 p.m. He was orginally scheduled for 11:30, but we got delayed by two deliveries. We were quite anxious to meet our little one....getting pushed back made us even more anxious. We were ready to meet Baby Marlowe # 2. We were expecting a BIG baby-as they said at 38 weeks he was estimated to be 8 lbs. 10 oz.....it was close, he weighed 8 lbs. 7.6 oz and was 20 1/1 inches. Even as I was laying there before Blake came in, Ben was moving and shaking in my belly. It entertained the hospital staff. He was always moving.
First moments:
In the surgery room, Blake announced that we had a little boy! Happy tears were shed by both dad and mom. Blake came over and gave me a kiss. The Marlowe name lives on. The first words I heard from one of the nurses was that he was a little sleepy as they held him up for my first look. They took him over and got him sucked out and cleaned up-Blake stayed by him the whole time. Then Blake brought him over for me to smooch. We were so happy. Blake got to trim the cord and snuggle him while they finished up with me. As soon as we got back to the room, I got to have skin to skin with him. This time I felt more in control of my body-I could feel my arms and really snuggle my wee one. We got a few hours in recovery before my parents brought Liv up to meet her brother. When they got there, Blake brought Liv in and we introduced her to Ben. Her first words, "Where is my sister?" We explained that she has a brother, which she seemed fine with. She wouldn't tell Grandma and Papa and wouldn't hold him until she got home even though she visited daily and gave many kisses to his toes. She also continually said, "I love my baby and where is baby?"
Going Home
Liv continued to be very loving towards Ben. The days went well as he enjoys snuggling with us, Liv takes her turn holding him (about 10-30 seconds)-small doses are enough for her. Nightime is a little more interesting. He wants to be held and cuddled throughout-we are working on figuring out the routine. His first outing happened on the 9th, we went to Hy-Vee for lunch. He had his first weight check at his doctor's office 7 lbs. 11 oz. He goes back on Monday for another. Then he will get his two week check-up.
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