Ramblings

Susan and I both read through a book of 50,000 boy names and we each compiled a list of our favorites.  We each has about a dozen, which we narrowed to our top 3 favorite.  We then compared lists, and to our surprise, we didn’t agree on a single name.  Lucas was Susan’s favorite, and Merrick was mine.  Susan didn’t want anything weird, yet I didn’t want anything common.

With the due date rapidly approaching, neither of us was budging.  We decided to wait until after junior was born and see what name would fit him best.

After Susan pushed for 3 hours with little progress her doctor decided to perform a C-section.  Once the decision was made they wheeled her into the O.R. while tossing a set of scrubs to me.  My orders were to change into the scrubs and then wait until the staff was ready for me in the O.R.  That was the worst 10 minutes of my life.  I tried very hard not to imagine the worst, but I couldn’t help myself.

Then they finally came for me, and once I saw the interior of the O.R. I freaked out even more.  My job was to sit on a stool at Susan’s head and keep her calm.  There was no way that I was going to be able to do it.  I had to do something as I was about to lose it.  I looked up at the wall so Susan wouldn’t see my face.  My eyes were drawn to a large clock on the opposite wall.  And although the brand name was in a significantly smaller typesize then the numbers, the name stood out as if it were done in neon:  Seth Thomas.

Seth Merrick Beaman.

Managed to snap off a couple shots before we all retire for the night.

Unnamed Beaman arrived at 8:17PM.  It took a long time to coax him into the world, but he’s finally here.  He is 10 pounds, 21.5 inches long.  He has his mother’s eyes and his father’s hair - and lots of it.  The family is all very tired, so we will be calling it a night soon.  I will try to get a couple pictures posted yet tonight.

It’s 4PM and Susan will start pushing any minute now - just waiting for her doctor.

Susan just finished getting an epidural, and is now taking a nap.

and the contractions are about 2 minutes apart - pain is minimal.

Roses are red,

Violets are blue.

Susan’s giving birth,

and Bush dodged a shoe.

We checked into the hospital at 7:10.  They have started a pitocin IV drip and have broken Susan’s water.  It is now 8:40, and Susan is taking a nap.  Cannot get a definitive answer on how long from the start of the pitocin until delivery as everyone is different.  I guess the range is from 3 hours up to a day.

and we are still trying to get everything ready.  We leave for the hospital in the wee hours of the morning - at least we will be able to use valet parking…