Oh Baby!

Well, little baby Landon made a surprise appearance last Sunday, the 16th of November! He wasn't supposed to show up until sometime in December.... but he just couldn't wait! And now that he is here, everyone is quite delighted about it.

So, there I was, sleeping soundly at 3 am, when my phone rang. Since I had gone to bed at 1 am, I was deep in the thoes of dead woman sleep. But I woke up, was fairly disoriented, and got the news from Rusty that he and Brook were on their way to the Ellensburg hospital via ambulance in order to have an emergency C-section!

Way to throw a curve ball!

I finally gathered my wits about me, along with my clothes (should I wear them or not?), and made my way to the hospital. I met them in the laborish room, along with the doctor. Brook was having an ultrasound....... to check on the placenta previa.... I looked at her tummy, thinking "this is NOT gonna be a very big baby!" She is so teeny, and her tummy definitely didn't resemble any of MY 4 pregnant tummies. And, of course she WAS a month early.

I knew they were both very nervous, and so I just tried to be as placid as possible. Then the staff took her into the OR, and I waited out in the waiting room. Rusty, of course went in with her. The doctor told me it would probably be about an hour. Meanwhile, a friend showed up with their bags, (they couldn't bring them in the ambulance), and Brooks mother and brother also arrived. We were just placing bets on Landons birth weight, when Rusty walked by with a bundle in his arms!!!!

Little Landon! Who turned out to not be all that little at all!

He weighed in at 7 lbs, half an ounce, and stretched out to a respectable 19 and 3/4 inches long!

And so beautiful! Unbelievably beautiful! I haven't ever had much contact with a c-section baby before, but MAN! Just beautiful and perfect! He got to skip all the squishing and squashing, mooshing and mashing that happens during a regular birth. Beautiful!

Mommy and Baby and Daddy have all made it home now, and are doing nicely!

I lost the bet, I thought he would be 5 lbs, 10 oz. Brooks Mom won. She thought he would be 7 lbs.

But, what a winner we all are, to have this little boy in our family! He will be spoiled rotten by his 4 big sisters, and the rest of the family! I can't wait to get started.