Harper West Gatlin

Harper with his daddy, and grandparents (Lollie and Pop).

Well, I was admitted into the hospital at 9 pm on Tuesday, January 27th for an induction. After 5 hours of labor, contractions occuring every two minutes without any drugs, the Dr broke my water. Harper became intolerable of the contractions and his heart rate began to drop. They placed me on oxygen and monitered Harper internally. He was still unstable so they decided to do a C-section. Harper was born on Wednesday morning at 5:53 am. He weighed 8.5 lbs and is 21 inches long..... A BIG BOY!!!! He had a heart murmur, but as of Friday, it has disappeared! Thank GOD!!!! He is healthy and strong! He looks just like his daddy. There is no resembelance of me except his length.... We are truly blessed and could not ask for more!!! Harper has his first appointment with his pediatrician on Monday morning, so we are looking forward to that....

The Latest on Harper Gatlin

Well, I just finished my 38 week check up. Harper has dropped but I still haven't dialated. The Dr. was worried that the baby was underweight because the measurement of my belly hadn't changed, and I have been sick with a GI bug and have been dehydrated. Long story short, the doctor wanted to take another ultrasound to check on th eamniotic fluid and the baby's weight. The amniotic fluid was low but not dangerously low, so I was told to drink lots of fluids. Harper's weight at 38 weeks is 7 lbs 10 oz. The doctor was shocked that he was so big already so she decided to move up my inducement date from Feb 3 to January 27th so that I wouldn't give birth to an 11 lb baby (Davey). So far everything is looking great! I am feeling better and will be back to work on Monday. Dave took the day off and took care of me on Wednesday... He may be the best babysitter ever!! I'm lucky to have him!!

Nursery in progress

The nursery which is a work in progress! Dave is painting the changer and dresser right now. Hopefully it will be finished by the end of the week