Cletus the Fetus is no more! Our baby boy was born on Wednesday at 1:47 pm by c-section. He was 5 lbs 13 oz, 18 1/4 inches in length, and head circumference of 13 inches. The birth was precipitated by bleeding, caused by a combination of placenta previa and severe nausea. While we were hoping to get another 12 days of bed rest, I am happy to report the birth went very smoothly.
The name of our son is Wesley Martin. Wesley is a family name - he was a dear cousin to my husband. Martin was my father's name. Both of these fine men are no longer with us, and we wanted to honor them by naming our son after them. Many folks guessed at the names, especially on my husband's side. We still enjoyed keeping it secret, sorry! To tell the full truth, we had baby names picked out years before we ever conceived.
I'll update the blog later to reflect on the birth, which was a positive experience, and tell you about how Baby Wesley is doing. For now I'd like to say he is a premie, but he's doing very well. He needs to learn how to 'feed' before he can come home from the hospital. So we're working on his growth in the NICU by feeding him donated breast milk and I am supplementing that with any colostrum or breast milk I can produce by pumping. He gets sleepy during feeds, or he gets a little uncoordinated. They call level 2 NICU the 'growers and feeders' so that's exactly what he needs to do before he comes home! I get to go home tomorrow, but will be over at the hospital daily to spend time with Wesley.
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