The Grand Entrance

Wednesday, October 25

My dr's report the day before was "no progress," so we decided to relax and watch a few of the shows we had saved on the dvr. Throughout an entire episode of Desperate Housewives, I tried to stir the little guy, just to be sure everything was okay....normally 8-10 pm was soccer practice in my belly, yet he hadn't moved and wasn't reacting to my pokes and prods. On to the hospital we go...

Fortunately, my mom (Janie) was in town anticipating her grandson's arrival, so we let her know what was going on and she stayed at home with Alyssa. In the ER at Wesley, the nurse found Drew's heartbeat right away. What a relief! We still went ahead and were admitted for monitoring to see why he was so sluggish.

After a few minutes on the monitors in OB Triage, Dr. Washburne noticed Drew's heart rate dipped during a contraction and let us know if it happened again, we would be on our way in to surgery rather than take any chances. Sure enough, in the midst of an ultrasound, I contracted and Drew's heart rate dipped again. Off to surgery...

It's a Boy!!! Drew William Gehrig made his entrance at 12:27 am Thursday, October 26 at 6 lbs., 13 oz and 20 inches long. He's got Grandpa Larry's toothpick legs and dark brown hair (not yet sure where that came from!). The umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck 3 times, highly unusual and had we not gone to the hospital when we did, the outcome likely would not have been good. Our guardian angel was watching over us and brought us our little miracle baby. As Ryan and Drew rested, I watched our beautiful son sleep and recovered from the anesthesia. Thank you, God, for giving me the wisdom to go to the hospital when I just didn't feel quite right.