Baby!

What a crazy night and completely and totally unexpected.  Tia's baby shower (which was amazing, we are truly fortunate to have so many wonderful friends and family) ended at about 5.  By 530, Tia was feeling nauseous.  By 6 she was vomiting.  By 8 we were on our way to the hospital for, presumably, hydration.  By 930, the baby was experiencing rapid decelerations (caused by stress from the lack of blood flow through the umbilical cord).  By 10 she was being wheeled in to an emergency C-section under general anesthesia.  At 1008, our baby came out into the world while I watched through a small window because I wasn't let into the surgical suite.  Everything gets fuzzy after that.

But, at the moment, Tia is recovering at Sunnyside, our son is at St. Vincent's hospital, and I am putting together an overnight bag and heading towards St. Vincent's.  Our son was transferred by ambulance at about 1am and Tia should be transferred (also by ambulance) at some point today once they have space for us.  Hopefully, at some point tonite, we will all be together.  For now, I am just happy everyone is okay.

5lbs 14ounces.  18.75" inches long.  Good APGAR score of 9/10.

So much for the baby classes/breathing exercises though.  Ah, the best laid plans.