Monday, September 7, 2009

Jameson Adair Courtine; September 6, 2009

Jameson Adair Courtine was born at 8:02 p.m. on Sunday, September 6, 2009 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. Jameson weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches long.

We had quite a scare for about 15 minutes. Everything went great for the entire day. At 7:50, all of a sudden, we had four nurses in the room, calling for the doctor. They told us to take Erica's jewelry off, threw an oxygen mask on her and started unhooking everything. We finally heard them say the heartbeat dropped really low. That was not good to hear. They were going to do a C-section right then.

Luckily, the C-section went quickly and successfully. Apparently, the umbilical cord was being pinched or something, which is what they expect caused the drop in the heartbeat. Jameson came out screaming and is doing awesome. Erica is recovering from the surgery, but is doing really well. We thought she was on pain medicine all night, and she was comfortable. We found out this morning that she hadn't been on the medication. She's been moving around today relatively pain free. So, she is recovering well.

Erica was incredibly strong and brave throughout this entire pregnancy, and all day yesterday. I have an awesome wife.








4 comments:

Meredith said...

Welcome, Jameson!!!

Jared said...

Congratulations!!! Look at all that hair. He's adorable! Your lives are about to change dramatically. Good luck and thanks for sharing!

Stacey said...

He is absolutely beautiful!

Dan's Mom said...

I can't believe it. He is 4 days old and you haven't posted any pictures for 3 days.