A grandma on a Zipline

greg's grandma roberts

roberts family reunion 2013

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The Baby Blessing

today was this little guy's baby blessing

such a sweet day, such a sweet blessing, such a sweet baby

it was fabulous

thanks to all who came

love,

the mother

The Birth of Baby Miles

miles stephen roberts

may 5, 2013

8lb; 19 inches

I had a c-section, I was four days overdue, and I was exhausted.

here's what happened:

april 30

dr. appt.  no progress.  no contractions. if you don't progress, your chances of a c-section are high, she told me.

I'll progress, I thought.

may 1

due date.

may  2

nothing.

may 3

7 pm  out to dinner with greg's family.

No contractions.  This baby's not coming anytime soon, I told them.

10 pm  contractions

10:02 pm contractions

10:04 pm contractions

10:06 pm contractions

contractions continue

10:30 pm uh, greg, I think this baby might be coming soon

contractions continue

may 4

12 am bags packed, at the hospital

hooked up to iv's.  heart racing. what have we gotten ourselves into?

let's wait an hour to see your progression, said the nurse

12:10 am contractions slow

12:40 am contractions even more slow

okay, greg, the baby's not coming.  let's get ready to go home.

1 am

okay, we're admitting you, said the nurse

baby's heartbeat is a little scary. you're going to have this baby.

no progress.

cervadil to ripen cervix.

1 pm

no progress

let's try another medication

(don't remember the name)

4 pm

no progress

infection.  antibiotics.

again

8 pm

no progress

oxygen.  slowed baby heart rate.  lots of tears.

water broken.  pitocin.  balloon.

let's wait and see in a few hours

10 pm

no progress.  oxygen.  more tears.

epidural.

may 5

4 am

no progress.  oxygen.  exhausted.  pain.

lots of pain.  lots and lots of pain.

probably from your infection or your tired contracting uterus.

nope, your epidural is leaking.  yikes.  fixed.

8 am

you're dilated to a 3.  80% effaced.

but his heart rate is slowing.  no more pitocin for you.

let's see if your body can do it by itself.

8:30 am

contractions slow.

slower.  slower. stopped.

9 am

let's get this baby out.

we've tried everything to get have you deliver vaginally.

90% chance c-section.  10% chance vaginal delivery.

no way in hell I can push this baby out, thought to myself

11:30 am

c-section time

scared.  sleepy.  out.

Miles was born at 11:46 am.

1:30 pm

wake up.

where is my baby?

2 pm

found him.

there was nothing more sweet than holding this little one in my arms.

I just stared at him.

grateful to have him with me, alive.

grateful to be alive.

many tears, many kisses.

more in love than I could ever have imagined.

it really didn't matter how he got here.

I had him.

he is mine.

and I couldn't be more in love.

baby.

here i am,
a couple days shy of 20 weeks pregnant (almost halfway)
and so excited for this baby to be here.

Maybe it's just because I've been looking at baby stuff online for several hours while I can feel baby's little body kicking and moving in my tummy.

so looking forward to our little family to grow.

p.s. here are a fraction of the baby pictures I was talking about.
now do you understand?

Amélie

why did it take me so long to watch this film?

seriously, my new favorite.

it's official

we are now home-owners.

change of plans. . .

so maybe instead of going to the tropical rainforest,
we might just buy a house
and go to london

yep, my sister is marrying a european.

oh yeah in case you were wondering :  this european. . .

 and in case you were wondering  :  this house. . .