Our little bundle of joy arrived recently after 13 hours of labor. It was an entirely different experience from his sister who arrived in 4 hours. Timing wasn't great: Mr.H was in the midst of a flu, I caught a cold from Mr.H's flu, and my sister and her family had just left for Port Douglas for 5 days, leaving us without someone to look after MissE, who was also starting to get sick.
So, of course, my water broke on Friday night. On Saturday, "bump" was monitored at the hospital. I was sent home with the hopes that labor would begin naturally. Saturday night, I started to have contractions but by the morning, they were again irregular. Sunday brought us back to the hospital for "bump" monitoring and again we were sent home for a good night's sleep before being induced Monday morning...
However, at 2am, my contractions were 5 minutes apart and increasingly painful. Luckily, Nanny was available to look after MissE. Once at the hospital, I immediately requested gas as the midwife prepared the room for delivery. Unfortunately, Mr.E was more than happy to stay put for some time contrary to what his parents and the midwives were expecting. After a few hours of little change and the sun rising, we changed tactic and I hopped into the bath. Slowly the contractions became more intense but I still felt no urge to push.
As the early afternoon started to creep in, and I was beyond pruney, I left the bath. A doctor was called in to check my status and we quickly discovered that Mr.E was posterior, meaning his back was facing my back (like father like son), and he was going to be quite large compared to his sister (7lb 8oz). Although the doctor did her best to turn him, he was not going budge.
Soon, gas was not enough and I was given morphine. Hello! Where have you been? I was able to sleep inbetween contractions and it was just enough to help me relax and allow Mr.E to move into position, but still posterior. Finally, I needed to push! An hour later, we finally met Mr. E... who is just perfect!
Introducing Eden Maxwell
July 18, 2011 at 2.23pm
3.88kg or 8 lbs 6 oz
51cm or 21 inches
His Name
Eden, is of Hebrew origin, meaning "delightful" and also "place of pleasure". Obscurely, there is reference to an Eden in the Bible: 2 Chronicles 29:1212 Then these Levites set to work:
from the Kohathites,
Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah;
from the Merarites,
Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel;
from the Gershonites,
Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah.
We liked that it was both a traditional yet uncommon name, and that we now have a MissE and Mr.E.
His middle name was chosen as a nod to his Tai Pau (great grandmother)'s maiden name.
Meeting MissE
MissE loves her baby brother. She is a 'little mom'; she loves to give him cuddles and doesn't like to hear him cry.
You need to update the About Me to include Eden :-D
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