So Im late posting this due to our travels and overall craziness of the last week and a half. Some of you have already heard of Joseph's early arrival, but here's the story as I know it. I do not swear to the accuracy of the details however, because I was out of my mind tired when Meeg relayed them all to me:) Here goes...
Meeg was due to have the baby on Sept 12th. Because her first 2 deliveries were fairly quick and because the baby was very low already, her doctor had predicted a fast delivery with this one. She also had been having random strong contractions for months prior to delivering. Anyway, the week before Joey arrived, Meeg was really sick. Her kids had been sick, so she assumed she had a nasty virus from them. When she began having a fever, she went to the doctor and he said that he thought she had viral meningitis. This can only be confirmed by a spinal tap, which he did not recommend since she was 8 months pregnant and the diagnosis would at most mean fluids and rest- which he did recommend.
About mid day on Sat (after being rather sick the previous 2 days) Meeg started having some strong contractions about 7-8 minutes apart. Not convinced that it was labor, she took a bath on Nates suggestion. While in the tub, she started to moan and Nate realized that it might actually be the real thing. He called the doctor who told them to come in right away, and then ran the kids to the neighbors. While he was gone, (and this part is fuzzy to me because it was fuzzy to Meeg) apparently Meeg moved to the living room and was started to feel like bearing down! Nate came in a called 9-1-1, explaining that he thought he wife might deliver VERY soon and that she was 4 1/2 weeks early and didnt know if the baby would be breathing when he came out or not. With the operators instructions he quickly gathered some towels and sheets for the floor. Meeg couldnt wait to push and on the 3 push or so the head began to crown, just as the paramedics came through the door to deliver the baby! Thankfully, the baby came out crying and was fine. They got them ready and took them all to the hospital to recover from the craziness. Joey (who actually didnt have a name for the first day) had some temp issues initially since he was out a about right after birth, but quickly stabilized. He nursed great right away and is perfect. He weighed 6 lbs. 15 oz....makes me wonder if her due date was accurate! A hefty boy for being so early! I think she said he was 19 in...
Meeg and Nate and kids are doing great and adjusting well. Nate was suppose to do a huge experiment the week Joseph was born so he has to rearrange that, but otherwise, everything is good. Nate is THRILLED to have a boy as you can imagine. They say he doesnt look like the girls but has his own look....Im sure handsome.
Does this make 13 gunson kids?! Oh my goodness.
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