Seasons of Life: Parker Hays Crump

Our newest addition, Parker Hays Crump has arrived! We went in for a scheduled c-section at 4:00 am on September 10th (also my 30th Birthday). Everything went so much smoother this time around with it being scheduled rather than the traumatic experience we had with an emergency c-section with Mack. My anesthesiologist was so much more thorough which started the whole process on a much smoother note. In the OR everyone was relaxed, joking and listening to disco music, haha. Instead of an epidural I actually got a spinal block which was much less painful and the numbing was immediate from my chest down. Parker was born at 8:03 am, weighing 8 lbs 11 oz and measuring 20 inches long (almost a pound bigger than Mack who weighed 7 lbs 14 oz). Because of the spinal block I had to be flat on my back for 12 hours. Once I was able to get up, I could already tell that the healing and recovering this time would be a lot easier. A scheduled c-section makes a big difference!

Parker is healthy and doing good! At his 2 week check-up he's weighing in at 9 lbs 1 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. He's been eating and sleeping well with only 2 night feedings. Mack seems to really love having a baby brother and wants to help a lot.

Well, not too much to tell at this point but I'm going to try my hardest to stay on top of updates and pictures like I did with Mack. I'll be posting pictures in photobucket for those of you who don't have facebook and see the current pictures all the time.

Here's just a couple pictures for comparison, Mack and Parker looked a lot alike when they were first born but now they are looking very different.