Harrison Edward Schneider's delivery into this world!!

Most of you know by now that we welcomed baby Harrison into the world a little earlier than expected! I was due on 01/20 and had just started my maternity leave. I had three days of leave to be exact - I think that as soon as I slowed down the baby was like 'here I come'.

I went into labor on Monday 01/11. I woke up in the middle of the night on the 10th having some contractions and then the real thing started around 5pm on Monday evening. I tried calling Todd at work without any luck and ended up texting him. He was on a call with a client when he texted me back. At that point I had been having contractions 3-5 min apart for about an hour and a half and told him that he should probably come home.

We made it to the hospital about 10:30 that night and I was still determined not to have an epidural. I labored until about 3am with the help of my awesome labor partner (Todd). He was full of ideas like sitting on the labor ball and rubbing my back, etc. But still, I thought that I was going to die because of the back to back contractions without a break. At that time, I begged for an epidural. By 3:30am I was resting more comfortably and Todd and I were both able to sleep for a couple of hours. When I woke up the doctors were rounding and my midwife arrived. They decided to start pitocin to speed up my contractions - since they had slowed a little with the epidural. They slowly increased the dosage. About 3pm on the 12th I was fully dilated and pushed for about 45 minutes. Todd did the counting for me and helped me with lots of encouragement. He also watched the whole delivery and did not pass out! I delivered at 3:43pm with a little drama with the umbilical cord around the Harrison's neck and a little meconium. It was the best sound to hear that little baby cry for the first time! Todd and I were so happy!

Birth Stats -
Date of Birth: 01/12/2010
Time: 3:43pm
Weight: 7lbs 2oz
Length: 20 1/4 in









We stayed in the hospital for two nights and it would have been okay with me if we stayed a little longer. The baby stayed in my room the whole time, Todd hung out with us most of the time, and people brought me my food and medicine. There was nothing else to worry about. But we had to go home:)







Murphy greeted us very happily when we arrived home. At first he was a little scared of Harrison and unsure what he was all about. But he is adjusting without any hint of jealousy and has been great. He is very gentle around the baby, smelling him, checking on him when he cries, and then just checking in to make sure that he is okay.







Todd stayed home for a few days after we arrived home from the hospital and then I had a about 4 days at home on my own. During that time our friends and neighbors were awesome bringing us dinners. We also made our first visit to the pediatrician.








One Week Stats -
Weight: 7lbs 8 oz
Height: 20 1/2 in













My parents arrived on Sat 01/23 and have been here since. It has been great to have them. They were so excited to meet Harrison, their first grandson, and it has been great for Todd and I to have the emotional support and help around the house.

















Harrison is two weeks old today and there have been so many changes already. He is feeding well! Todd says that my milk is like human growth hormone:)

Two week Stats -
Weight: 8lbs 2 oz

Height: 21in

It has been a crazy and amazing ride over the past two weeks (sorry to those of you that I have not gotten a chance to call back yet! I promise I will! And, thank you to all those that have sent such generous gifts -We love everything! Thank you notes are on the way). Harrison we are so happy that you have arrived and can't wait to see you grow!