Addison Marie

It's been a busy week.

Addison Marie Reeve was born on Monday January 19, 2009 at 6:53pm. She was 21 inches and 8lbs 6oz.

We went into the hospital about 10am on Monday and by 10:30 Steph was hooked to the IV with a Pitocin drip. Pitocin is the drug that induces labor. She had the amount increased periodically throughout the day. About 6:15 Rod, Carrie and I decided to head to dinner since nothing was really happening. Bonnie was in the room with Steph and we figured we had about an hour before the next check. We were going to go to the hospital cafeteria but then decided to head across the street to Chipotle. What better way to gear up for the birth of my child than a Chipotle Burrito. We got over there and I was finishing my order - Barbacoa, black beans, spicy, corn, tomatoes, sour cream, cheese and lettuce (mmmm Chipotle...) when my phone rang. It was 6:35 and Bonnie was calling to say to hurry back, Steph was at 9 cm so we were getting close. Carrie quickly got back in line to order because we forgot to get something for Bonnie and we headed back to the hospital. They dropped me off at the door and I ran to the elevators, up to the 3rd floor, through the security doors and into the room - it was 6:45. The door to the room was partially blocked because they had the delivery equipment out as the doctor and nurses were quickly getting things ready. Steph apparently had them check her again about 30 seconds after Bonnie called me and she was at 10 cm and ready. The nurses didn't even have the things set up so it was a rush. Bonnie was at her side and stepped back as I manuevered around the tables and people to get to Steph's side. Steph did a great job and 7 minutes later Addison was born. Bonnie stayed in the room to see her first delivery and was in a state of amazement.

It was a little scary for Rod and Carrie in the waiting room though. They called Bonnie when they got to the waiting room while Steph was pushing. The ringing really annoyed Steph so Bonnie was quick to answer it once we figured out whose phone it was and where it was. She quickly said that she couldn't talk and had to go and hung up. Carrie, on the other end, thought she said "I can't talk now, they're doing CPR, gotta go". They were with that belief until Bonnie came out about 30 minutes later. It was even a bit more scary because before they could talk to her Rod and Carrie saw that Bonnie had tears in her eyes and had been crying. All were happy once the communication cleared up a bit.

Shady Grove Hospital now has private recovery rooms after deliveries with no set visiting hours or number of people to visit limits. Wendy Bailey had been watching the kids all day and brought them up to meet their new sister. Chloe was ecstatic and Wendy said she probably would have run to the hospital if she'd let her. Dylan was excited but more reserved about it. Steph did make it into the recovery room in time for the beginning of the KU basketball game vs Texas A&M (they won which is a good omen)

We couldn't decide on a name and had it narrowed down to a short list. Wednesday morning before discharge Steph and I whittled it down even more to 2. Still not able to decide we talked with the nurses and processing and were able to leave without her name. The processing person was going to call us when she was putting the information in the next day. After asking family and friends in a poll on our two names (it was pretty much a tie) we did a complete change and opted for one we crossed off the list (it was the last one we crossed out though). Like I said - Everyone gets a say, just not the final say.

We are all doing well and are adjusting to life with a hungry newborn. Thanks to all for your help and support.