my logan
logan richard cerasale-messina was born on thursday, june 26th. i knew he was going to come early (his due date was july 14th), but i didn't think a whole three weeks early. here is how it all began:
wednesday night- matt and i wenr to the dmb concert with jess and jim. we got to the comcast center around 4 and we tailgated. we headed in around 7:45 and dave came on 8:15. yes- he started out with don't drink the water and it was glorious. when he started on jimi thing- i started feeling uncomfortable- i had a ton of pressure on my hips. i waited it out for about 4 songs and after so damn lucky- matt and i left. on the way back to salem, i started having irregular contractions. by the time we got to salem- the contractions started to become regular- lasting about a minute and coming every 5. when we got home i took a shower but the contractions continued and becoming more intense. around 1, matt and i went to labor and delivery. after talking to the nurse- it sounded more like very early labor. they had me on the monitor for about an hour then asked if i wanted to walk around. the contractions were still about a minute long and becoming more intense but i figure walking around for a while may help. matt and i walked around for an hour but the contractions continue to intensify. they had me go back on the monitor and then my water broke. the next hour was spent getting me admitted and signing paper work (not fun in the middle of contractions). matt was great though- he held my hand during strong contractions, he walked with me, even rubbed my back. i took an hour long shower and rocked in the rocking chair to help. because we had been up all night and i thought i still had a while to go- i asked the nurse for an epidural so we can get some rest (yes- we- i knew matt would never nap while i was in labor and i didn't want him getting sick). the nurse checked me and discovered that i was 9 1/2 cm! that was at 6:30. the nurse had to scramble to call the doctor and i of course was not going to get drugs. at 7 i started to push (the doctor still had not arrive but at that point i thought i was going to be pushing for hours). the doctor came in at 7:15 and at 7:33- after a half hour of pushing- logan richard had arrive.
he was (and still is) absolutely perfect. depending on what angle you look at- you can see a blend of matt or myself. he is an awesome baby- he gets up about twice a night and is excellent during the day. he's a peanut- all the newborn clothes are swimming on him but he still looks like a cutie pie.
wednesday night- matt and i wenr to the dmb concert with jess and jim. we got to the comcast center around 4 and we tailgated. we headed in around 7:45 and dave came on 8:15. yes- he started out with don't drink the water and it was glorious. when he started on jimi thing- i started feeling uncomfortable- i had a ton of pressure on my hips. i waited it out for about 4 songs and after so damn lucky- matt and i left. on the way back to salem, i started having irregular contractions. by the time we got to salem- the contractions started to become regular- lasting about a minute and coming every 5. when we got home i took a shower but the contractions continued and becoming more intense. around 1, matt and i went to labor and delivery. after talking to the nurse- it sounded more like very early labor. they had me on the monitor for about an hour then asked if i wanted to walk around. the contractions were still about a minute long and becoming more intense but i figure walking around for a while may help. matt and i walked around for an hour but the contractions continue to intensify. they had me go back on the monitor and then my water broke. the next hour was spent getting me admitted and signing paper work (not fun in the middle of contractions). matt was great though- he held my hand during strong contractions, he walked with me, even rubbed my back. i took an hour long shower and rocked in the rocking chair to help. because we had been up all night and i thought i still had a while to go- i asked the nurse for an epidural so we can get some rest (yes- we- i knew matt would never nap while i was in labor and i didn't want him getting sick). the nurse checked me and discovered that i was 9 1/2 cm! that was at 6:30. the nurse had to scramble to call the doctor and i of course was not going to get drugs. at 7 i started to push (the doctor still had not arrive but at that point i thought i was going to be pushing for hours). the doctor came in at 7:15 and at 7:33- after a half hour of pushing- logan richard had arrive.
he was (and still is) absolutely perfect. depending on what angle you look at- you can see a blend of matt or myself. he is an awesome baby- he gets up about twice a night and is excellent during the day. he's a peanut- all the newborn clothes are swimming on him but he still looks like a cutie pie.