He's here!

As some of you might know, D was put on bed-rest at 35 weeks due to high blood pressure, increased swelling and fluid retention, and constant headaches. The doctors thought she might be developing preeclempsia and as of June 21st, thought it best to induce labor.

She was admitted to the hospital at 6 pm after being between the doctor’s and the hospital triage since 7:30 am that morning! They started her on a magnesium IV to prevent seizures and lower her blood pressure. Then, they started administering the pytocin around 11 pm and added mezzo to the mix the following morning. It was slow going because she wasn’t allowed to get out of bed with the magnesium drip. Her contractions progressed throughout the day and her dilation sped up after her water broke at 3:30 pm. She reached full dilation at 1:30 am and was finally able to start pushing. Just 45 minutes later, our little guy popped into the world.

Little Logan Alexander Ferrell was born on Friday, June 23, 2006 at 2:15 AM. He weighed 6’3” and measured in at 19.5 inches. He was officially deemed “premature” since he was only 36 weeks and 3 days, but despite his small stature, he is perfectly healthy.

D had to stay on the magnesium drip for another day after Logan was born and was kept in the labor and delivery unit for close monitoring. We were finally moved to our post-partum room late Friday night where D was able to take a shower and eat…..she hadn’t been able to eat anything because of the magnesium since noon on Wednesday.

Since then, we have been hanging out in the hospital getting to know the little guy. Friends and family have been in and out visiting. Take a look at all the pictures through the link in the side toolbar. We’ll continue to post pics and updates so keep checking back!