Jul 15 2008
Gavin Will Be Born In Seven Days
Things are getting exciting here, with only seven more days before the arrival of our new son, Gavin James Wilson. Since Aiden was born by an emergency C-section, Chrissy opted to deliver Gavin the same way. The hospital has asked that Chrissy arrive at 5:15AM on July 22nd to “prep” for the surgery, as the doctors are scheduled to begin cutting at 7:30AM. We are not thrilled about doing this first thing in the morning, but that is when they told us to be there.
Aiden was born around 4:30PM, the late afternoon being perfect timing for Chrissy. She was in the recovery room until about 6:30PM and then got to visit with family until the end of visiting hours at 8PM. It was nice to see Aiden and visit with Chrissy’s family before going to bed. After forty-eight hours of back labor, Chrissy was happy to sleep the night away, heavily medicated. Everyone was shocked at how quickly she recovered and was soon up and moving with little pain.
Since Gavin will be born so early in the morning, Chrissy will unfortunately spend the entire day in a drugged stupor as family and friends come in and out. She would rather sleep off the anesthetic overnight like she did last time. We have already requested that visitors wait until the next day, but that, of course, doesn’t include our immediate family (who will probably be there before she gets out of recovery). If only we could reschedule until later in the day.
I will still be calling everyone to propagate the good news though. And although the birth won’t be simulcast on Twitter, I will definitely be posting timely information on our web site. And photos, possibly movies this time too. Watch this space for details!
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