Introducing Davis Christopher Rusch
Born November 20, 2012
at 9:30 am
Weighing in at 6 pounds, 3 ounces
19 inches long
Proud parents are Chris and Tina Rusch
We are in love!
Here is the entire story, in case you care:
On Tuesday, November 20th, 2012, Davis Christopher Rusch was born into
the world. It was a wonderful experience Here is the story.
The
week before, I had my weekly doctor's appointment with Dr. Grover. We
knew that it was the week before I was due, and I was planning on my
last day of work being the following Friday. I had a permanent sub all
lined up to start work on Monday, and everything was figured out. Dr.
Grover said that she wanted to see me on Monday instead of Tuesday, to
see where my cervix was and if she wanted to induce me on Tuesday before
going out of town. Of course, I agreed! :)
The next weekend, I
felt like I wasn't feeling as much kicking as I usually did. I was
feeling him kick every now and then, but just not as much. I told
Chris, and he agreed. I thought it might be because I was busy getting
Thanksgiving dinner ready for Sunday, and figured I had a doctor's
appointment on Monday, so I wouldn't worry much about it.
On Monday,
when I went to see the doctor, I told the nurse about my concerns. She
said to tell the doctor, which I did. The doctor said that it probably
wasn't a problem, but she wanted me to go have a non-stress test that
day, just to be sure. Chris came to the appointment with me, and asked
if I wanted him to stay. I felt like something might happen, so I said
yes. We went to lunch and then went to have the test done. During
lunch, we talked about the things that we wanted to do with the rest of
our day, which seems funny to me now.
After lunch, we walked over to
the hospital and went to get the non-stress test. The people in the
Maternal Fetal Medicine unit are so nice--we have been there a few times
already. Anyway, they started the test and said that I did not have
enough fluid with Davis and probably needed to deliver. The lady called
Dr. Grover, who said that we needed to go to labor and delivery RIGHT
THEN!
I asked if we could go home first and the answer was a definite
NO! So we went to labor and delivery. I called Mom and told her that I
was going to have a baby TODAY, and she started packing her bags!
I
finally got checked in around 3:00. We asked the nurse if Chris could
go home and get my stuff, and she said that it was an excellent time to
do so. I was Group B Strep positive, so they started me on an IV on
penicillin, and watched the baby's heartbeat. At 7:00ish, Dr. Grover
came and put a balloon in my cervix to help it dilate past a 1, which is
what it was at my appointment. I guess that shaved about 12 hours off
of the labor portion of the fun. The nurses were very impressed that
she was able to put the balloon in, because my cervix was not all that
big. I was also started on pitocin, and that made my contractions start going every 3-5 minutes.
After
a little while, I tried to sleep, which didn't work that well with
contractions going every 3-5 minutes. Finally, around 5 or 5:30, I
asked for the drugs! I tell you what, an epidural is awesome!! I could
finally sleep for a couple of hours! Between 7:30 and 8:00, Dr. Grover
came back in and broke my water. She said that there was not much
fluid to be had, which of course was the reason that I was there in the
first place. I started to feel like I could feel the contractions
through my epidural, and told the nurse at about 8:15. She was going to
put some more fluid in me, because the baby's heart rate was not doing
well. When she looked, she was shocked. I was already a 10! She said
that it was time to deliver the baby.
Dr. Grover came in at about
8:30 and was fairly impressed too! We started the pushing, and the
whole time, Dr. Grover was watching the baby's heart rate like a hawk.
It was really the greatest experience ever--the only people there were
me, Chris, the doctor, and the nurse. I had pushed for almost an hour,
and Dr. Grover said that she was going to use forceps, because she was
not happy with his heart rate. It was not stabilizing as fast as it had
at the beginning. So, she told me that for the next push, she would
use the forceps, and, at 9:30, Davis Christopher Rusch was born. His
umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck twice, but Dr. Grover removed
it quickly and suctioned out Davis's lungs. It was a wonderful
experience to hear him cry for the first time!
When he first came
out, Dr. Grover expressed that she was surprised that he was so small.
When they put him on the scales, he was 6 pounds, 3 ounces and 19 inches
long! That is a lot smaller than we thought he would be too!
Davis
seems to be the best baby ever. On his first night home, we had to wake
him up to eat! He seems to be very easygoing, and overall, a very
pleasant baby. We love him so much and are glad to have him in our
family! After a lot of work with the in vitro, this little miracle has
finally joined us! I feel like Heavenly Father watched us during the
entire labor and delivery process, and I felt calm the entire time,
because I really felt like he was meant to be here at this time.
We
have had a lot of family visit us since then. Of course, Mom was
waiting outside for him to be born and let us know that she was there
when we were ready. Davis's uncles in the area also came to see us as
soon as they could. He is a very blessed baby boy who is so welcomed
into this world! We are excited to have our little Thanksgiving miracle
join us just in time for the holidays!
