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12-24-2012 at 8:42 PM
eSynergy
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Baby Graeme is here!

Graeme was born on Friday night (12/21/12) at 11:33 p.m. -- he was 7 pounds, 10 oz.

I'm probably going to post and run, but my birth story was pretty crazy so I must share... I had been having braxton hicks contractions for a few weeks, and they got more uncomfortable in the last week. Here's the timeline:

10:10 p.m. start having real contractions, immediately they're 2 mins apart. Jump in shower, wash hair, shave (not knowing how far along I really was).

10:30 p.m. leave for hospital (in excruciating pain the entire way)

11:00 p.m. arrive at hospital

11:01 p.m. beg for epidural, they check me and say the baby is ready to come out (no time for meds) and I've already done most of the hard work

11:20 p.m. start pushing (I never thought I could do it med-free, but thank God it was short!)

11:33 p.m. Graeme arrives!

I can't believe how fast it went. For those who don't know, I delivered at CHOP b/c Graeme has a heart defect. He'll be in the intensive care for a few weeks until we have a plan for his open heart surgery. It's so hard not having him home. But he's stable at the moment and is doing ok! We love him to pieces.

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12-25-2012 at 8:01 AM
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Congrats! He's perfect.

 

12-25-2012 at 11:32 AM
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Wow! What a crazy story. Congratulations and I hope you are all doing well. 


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12-25-2012 at 7:40 PM
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Congrats! He shares a birthday with my first born Andrew. If astrological signs mean anything get ready for a spitfire!

T&P with you these next few weeks! 


 
12-25-2012 at 7:52 PM
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Congratulations!! If you're going to go med free, quick is the way to go!

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Graeme!  Let us know if you need anything! 

12-25-2012 at 9:24 PM
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Wow, what a story!  Congrats to you!!

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12-26-2012 at 7:15 AM
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So wonderfuL. Glad baby g came full term too. Let us know if you all need anything. 

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12-26-2012 at 8:23 AM
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Congratulations! So happy to hear you are doing well and hope you have him back home with you soon.

 


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12-26-2012 at 8:27 AM
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Congratulations!  He'll be home before you know it. 

ETA: I had to cut and paste the link to the pic, he is beautiful!!!


 
12-26-2012 at 9:00 AM
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Congratulations!  Good thoughts as he prepares for surgery, and that he is home soon!   I hope you are doing ok too.
 
12-26-2012 at 11:30 AM
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Congrats, he's perfect!

Good luck in the next few weeks!


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12-26-2012 at 12:35 PM
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Congrats Esyn, he is very handsome! I'll be thinking of you and your family over the next few weeks. 

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12-26-2012 at 3:22 PM
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Holy cow!  Glad to know he's here and in good care.  Keep us posted!  Hope you're recovering well!

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12-26-2012 at 3:32 PM
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Wow, I heard the second one can come quicker and G is proof. Hope for a speedy recovery for both of you and congrats!!

 


 
12-26-2012 at 4:18 PM
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Congratulations - glad he's doing well and good luck for the coming weeks. Glad he's being well taken care of!
 
12-26-2012 at 6:05 PM
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Thanks girls! It's been rough going back and forth from home to the hospital (and balancing both kids!). But, Graeme is doing well...we seem to take a big leap forward in terms of progress, then a few steps back. For example, he was drinking a bottle yesterday really great, but then it wore him out too much (his heart rate shot up, and his oxygen levels went down). So now they're doing a feeding tube for some feedings. These are all things we were warned about, and they could be signs that he'll need surgery sooner rather than later.

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12-27-2012 at 7:21 AM
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He's gorgeous E!  I'm glad it went so quickly for you. Hopefully he keeps making progress so surgery can be held off for longer. 

Been thinking of you guys. Hang in there. Please drop me a message/text if you need to vent with anyone.

 I feel stupid asking but I don't want to say his name wrong. How is Graeme pronounced?  Is it like Graham or something else? 




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12-27-2012 at 9:55 AM
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How precious!  Lots of luck to all of you during this time.

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12-27-2012 at 10:33 AM
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Congratulations!!! Wonderful news and I'm glad everything went really fast since you had to go med free. He is a beauty. Best wishes, E-syn!

And I wanted to tell you... You probably won't be seeing my friend's wife for a while in the CICU at CHOP.  She lost BOTH of her twins the other day and had to have a procedure at Abington yesterday morning to have them removed. She's going to be on bed rest for a while but when she gets back to work I can let you know. 


 
12-27-2012 at 11:13 AM
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HeatherWain:

Congratulations!!! Wonderful news and I'm glad everything went really fast since you had to go med free. He is a beauty. Best wishes, E-syn!

And I wanted to tell you... You probably won't be seeing my friend's wife for a while in the CICU at CHOP.  She lost BOTH of her twins the other day and had to have a procedure at Abington yesterday morning to have them removed. She's going to be on bed rest for a while but when she gets back to work I can let you know. 

oh my, how awful...i will be thinking of your friend.


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12-27-2012 at 11:50 AM
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Congrats, again!! He is totally adorable. Best of luck in the coming weeks! Been thinking about you daily.

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12-27-2012 at 12:17 PM
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Heather: I'm so sorry for your friend. I hope she's ok. 

 Lando: you're right, it's pronounced like Graham! 


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12-28-2012 at 7:12 AM
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Congratulations E! What a birth story, glad it went so fast!

Best wishes for a quick recovery for his heart surgery, thought and prayers to you guys! 



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12-28-2012 at 9:13 AM
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Congrats again! So crazy, glad it went fast for you. Wishing you all well wishes for a speedy recovery, keeping Graeme in my prayers. Keep us posted

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12-28-2012 at 9:46 AM
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He is adorable!  Good luck with his surgery and his hospital stay.  I'll keep you all in my prayers. 

You are superwoman with that L&D story.  Plus, a kid in the NICU and taking care of one at home... whoa.  Make sure you are getting enough rest and taking care of yourself too. 


 
12-28-2012 at 1:12 PM
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I'm a bit late here but just seeing this and wanted to say congrats- he is gorgeous!  Best of luck to you all as you adjust to having two, and prepare for surgery and whatever else is ahead.  Glad to hear your med-free birth was at least a quick one!

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12-29-2012 at 2:36 PM
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congrats! he's beautiful! good thoughts and prayers to you for his future surgery. 

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01-02-2013 at 8:01 AM
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Congrats, he is adorable!  I hope he keeps getting stronger everyday!  I'm sure the going back and forth and stress is a killer right now, I'll keep you all in my thoughts that he will be home soon!

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Shannon1110:
Congrats, he is adorable!  I hope he keeps getting stronger everyday!  I'm sure the going back and forth and stress is a killer right now, I'll keep you all in my thoughts that he will be home soon!

 

Just wanted to say congrats again and i'm thinking of you guys!!!  


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