Cole Vincent Baughman

We are back!! It has been a long and tiresome, yet very rewarding 36 hours. We are going to get some much needed rest after this post. Megan decided he was too long and thin to be a Blake. Cole was the best fit according to her. I was truly ok with whatever she decided, so Cole Vincent it is. (Vincent is a family name on Megan's side) Mommy is not happy that he has to stay in the Special Care Unit, but they are taking creat care of him and he looks great! All his vitals are awesome and he is resting and getting strong. Megan is recovering nicely after the C-Section; she had to be in a wheel cheer the first 2 trips to see Cole, but she will walk down to see him in the morning.

To clarify my earlier post when I was a bit frazzled, he was 7lbs 11oz. when he was born at 10:21 am. We are so grateful to everyone who has called, texted, emailed, or those of you have simply kept us in your prayers. I have included some newer pics of the little guy. I have some short video of him as well, so I will try and get that posted at some point too! Thanks again and stay tuned for more on the life and times of Cole Vincent and the adventure his mommy and daddy have now officially embarked on!

Ok, it has been a hectic and even scary morning, but all is well now. Baby Boy Baughman came out at 10:21 via c-section. He wass 21" long at 7'11". Mom is recovering from a heavy dosage of anesthetic. She has not seen him yet and therefore he does not have name yet. He is in the Special Care Unit and is doing very well. His first 15-25 minutes were pretty scary. He needed a little kick start to get him breathing and responsive, so after about 15 minutes in the O.R., they were finally able to move him to the Special Care Unit. Dr. Ward (the pedeatrician) and all the nurses in the O.R. did an OUTSTANDING job of getting him breathing and waking him up! It was a stressful and traumatic experrience for him and his mommy, so they are both recovering nicely.

Neetie and Paw-Paw were able to see him and they were both very impressed with his looks and response to them! Where his length and big hands and big feet (according to Bettie, his nurse) came from, none of us know!

On a side note, I am losing my current laptop to Glen Este football, so hopefully I can get megan's laptop connected to the internet. I will continue to update if possible!

C-Section!

Megan tried real hard for 4 hours, but he was turned sideways and would not cooperate with the doctors when they tried to turn him. We are headed to the O.R. in minutes! She was a trooper, but he was stubborn. Hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come!! See back here when we return with the little guy!

Getting REAL Close!!

He is almost here!! Megan had to take a break from pushing at 7:45 because they added some more pain medicine to her Epidural. She will resume pushing about 8am. She has been at it since about 5:15 and is doing great! He is turned to the side just a bit, but it isn't a big concern at this point.

Megan settled in after the Epidural and was able to get some much needed rest. She wasn't fully asleep (unlike Nate, who was out), but she was definitely relaxed and resting. Neetie and Paw-Paw Stojakovich returned just after the Epidural was put in and have been here helping out and keeping vigil. At 3:40, it was announced that Megan was fully dialated and fully efaced; YEAH!! She progressed very well over the course of the Princess Bride, which began playing at about 2am on the computer. Now, all she has to do is relax, wait, and he will be here before we know it! Megan is getting Oxygen to try and bring his heartbeat down, but all is well! Next time I post, Baby Boy Baughman should be here!! Don't know if he will have a name at that point, but all in good time.

5-6 cm!!!

It's 1:30, the Epidural is in, and she is feeling MUCH, MUCH better! Mom dialated from 3 to 6 cm in just over an hour!! If things continue to progress at this rate, there will be no Pitocin! Mom is doing great and is relaxing after some tough contractions for about 2 hours!!

Not just chillin' anymore!

Well, things are progressing. Megan has started to have beginning contractions and they are very painful for her! She has spent the last hour+ standing and working through the short bursts of painful contractions. She is doing awesome and we are just trying to work in little time increments. The Dr. will back at 2:30 and we will get an update from him on progress at that time. Stay tuned!!