Ian Bernd Van Dusen
He's here!!!!!!
Saturday, December 6th, 2014 at 6:14am our lives were forever changed. Ian Bernd Van Dusen was born at 6:14am at 7 pounds 9 ounces, 20 inches long. <3
I started feeling contractions around 10:00pm on Friday night, right as we were getting into bed. They were pretty subtle, and everything I had learned in birthing class was that if you felt contractions you should just try to get some sleep because labor can progress so slowly. So I told Wade to try to get some sleep and I'd wake him if I needed to. I never could fall asleep and the contractions got progressively stronger (i.e. more painful) by around midnight Wade woke up to my breathing (and probably moaning) trying to control the pain. So we started counting the contractions as they got stronger and stronger and after about an hour they were 3-5 minutes apart, we called the doctor to tell them we would be on our way soon to the hospital. In addition to all this, at midnight our power shut off, SDG&E was doing some maintenance that night. So I had a candle-lit shower before we left which was actually very calming. I remember Wade staring me down, and looking back it was probably because my contractions were so close but in my mind I just thought it would take a lot longer for the whole labor to happen and I didn't want to arrive at the hospital to just be turned away. I wanted to labor as much as possible at home. Anyways, we arrived at the hospital around 2am, checked in and I was 4 cm dilated (I'm not mentioning the two times I puked). By this time my contractions were becoming very painful. By the time they got me into the labor and delivery room I kept asking how long until I could get the epidural. I had to get enough fluids first through the IV. By the time the anesthesiologist came in it was just in the nick of time, I was in very active labor. The nurse told Wade and I to relax for a couple hours and they'd check me later. The next thing I know, maybe 30 minutes later, she checks me and tells me in a surprised tone, "Oh! I think you're ready to go!" Then she goes over to her computer, looks back and says, "Oh! I'll go get the team"... (I'm assuming she saw something progressing)... She rushes to get the doctor, comes back tells me to give a couple practice pushes, then tells me to stop. The doctor comes in, I push during two contractions, and out he came!! I couldn't have asked for a better labor! The whole team was shocked at how fast he came for my first child.
As I'm writing this post, Ian is now almost 5 weeks old. I never thought I'd love being a mom this much, our love for him is indescribable. So far things are going great, he's a really sweet baby and doesn't fuss very much at all. He's a sweetheart - and we hope he stays that way! ;)
I have several weeks of pictures to catch up on, so here we go!
Starting minutes after his birth...
Wade's first time holding his son.
Ready to ride home from the hospital!!
Getting his first sponge bath - look at his frog feet!!
Ian's first Christmas! Love our growing family!!
Christmas Eve
Our first outing - lunch at Fred's after picking Opa up at the airport!
Opa Bernd!
Cousins meet!!
Great Grandma Gloria and Great Grandpa Peter
Go Chargers - TOUCHDOWN!!
Ian wearing his outfit from Uncle Jason - love this little coat!!
All bundled up after his bath - thanks Aunt Lisa for the cute towel!!
Our first wedding as a family of three!! Ian got several compliments on his formal tie onesie, made courtesy of Jennie Gendron at the baby shower!
And lastly, Ian's first photo shoot :)
