Connor's Bath

Here's a video of Connor's second bath at home. It comes with a little surprise at the end.

Connor Coming Home

We shot this video when we came home with Connor.

Connor Test Video

I hope this works.

Catch-Up Post

It's funny how things work out. When Tanja was unable to feel Connor moving inside her, she was scheduled for monitoring twice a week. Several weeks went by and Connor seemed to be doing great. On May 7th, I accompanied her to the monitoring. We were excited because they were going to do an ultrasound that day. The monitoring went great, Connor was moving and Tanja felt fine. During the ultrasound, things took a dark turn. The nurse said her water was low -- amniotic fluid. Her OB/GYN came in and confirmed it. He scheduled her for a dopler Ultrasound at 4:00 pm that day. We went downstairs to radiology and got in almost immediately. Once the ultrasound was over, we were told to meet in the doctor's office. After some time, he entered the room and said that her water was low and that Connor was undersized for his age. He suspected a problem with her placenta. He said they should induce labor. Tanja asked if it would be sometime the following week. He said they should induce right now.

So Tanja was admitted to Labor and Delivery that afternoon. They had to wait to induce because one nurse thought Connor's heart rate dipped once. Tanja is pretty sure that the nurse lost Connor's heartbeat and got hers instead. In fact, the heart rate the nurse got exactly matched Tanja's. They considered a C-section, but Connor's heart seemed to be OK. They induced later that night. At 1:30 am, her water broke. By 3:00 am, painful contractions had begun. I was sleeping at home taking care of our dog and cat (I left her at about midnight). She called at 5:00 and told me to take my time, shower, let the dog out, and then get there because this was going to be the day.

I arrived at about 6:30. At about 7:15, we placed bets on when it would happen. I said 4:00 pm, she said 10:00 am. But the nurse said it would happen a lot sooner. She was right. At 7:55 am, the doctor told her to push. Connor was born at 8:04. I got to cut the cord, then Connor was whisked to the incubator where a neonatal team, including a neonatal pediatrician, was waiting. Though six weeks early and only 3 pounds, 9 ounces, Connor cried and cried and cried. His lungs were great and he required no ventilation.

He was moved to the neonatal ICU or NICU, his home since he was born. Tonight, we got word he might be coming home sometime this weekend. I'll update more on this later.