A New Rooney!!

Scott and I welcomed William Riley (we will call him Will) into the world in the wee hours Friday morning, March 6th--3 weeks earlier than his due date and 2 weeks earlier than his scheduled induction. He was 5lbs, 12oz and 19 3/4 inches long.

He's having a little bit of trouble getting adjusted to his crazy new world, so he's having to spend some time here in the NICU at John Muir. He's improved a lot over the last 24 hours and we'll probably be able to bring him home in about 3-4 days if he continues to do well. His lungs are fully developed, he just needs a little help breathing on his own.

Scott got to hold him for the first time today and we're trying to spend some quality time with him in the nursery. Big Sister Brooke has not been able to meet him yet, but of course keeps asking where he is!

I didn't even think I was really in labor--just kept having "Braxton Hicks contractions" every 10 minutes or so :-) My Dr. happened to be on call at the hospital, so we decided at 10pm to just drop in and get checked. He was born at 3:54am!! Even with a semi botched epidural, labor was quick and painless. However, it turned out he was "sunny side up" (face up) so it was almost impossible for me to push him out--he got stuck! His heart rate started to go down, so they sucked him out with the vacuum! Exciting stuff! And here I thought he'd just pop right out since he'd be so small. At any rate, we're all doing fine and can't wait to bring him home as soon as he's well enough. Here are some pics of him in the NICU.