Tyce Gatten Erickson
July 2, 2011
3:32 p.m.
6lbs 14oz, 18 in.
This beautiful baby decided to come 18 days early when my water broke on the night of July 1st. I had been swimming with the boys all day. Jon luckily made it home from being gone all week that evening. We spent the night "camping" as a family in the back yard. I squatted down to say goodnight, and BAM! Ruptured membranes.
I had a couple of contractions right away, but they died down and I made it through the night with some rest at the hospital before they put me on pitocin @ 5 am on July 2nd to speed things up.
When I went in I was 90% effaced and dialated to a 2. It took me until about 2 pm to get to 6cm dialated, so I got my epidural and went to sleep!
My dad was thinking I probably wasn't progressing at all since I was sleeping (along with Jon and my mom. ;) 45 mins after dozing off I woke up with lots of pressure and said,
"I think the baby is coming..."
Sure enough, I felt down there and his little head of hair was close!
So, we reluctantly waited 15 mins for the Doc (while Jon and the nurses geared up to deliver!) then I pushed at the end of one contraction... and once more...
then our beautiful, tiny, perfect baby boy made his debut:
Daddy cutting the cord:
Such an emotional moment! Nothing quite like it.
This guy couldn't have a better Dad, and I a better husband.
the start of the visitor train!
This moment was absolutely the best. Our boys are LOVING another brother.
FAMILY OF 5!!
"Hey, Cade! Look, I'm holding....(looks at Brynne) wait, what's his name again?"
Grandparents:
My sisters. :)
Take home outfit:
Here he goes, out into the world!!
We couldn't feel more happy, blessed and content with this guy joining our family. My recovery has been amazing, he is eating great, he's healthy and adorable! We know he was meant to be here, with us, and we can't wait to watch him grow and progress.
There is no doubt in our mind that the Lord has entrusted Jon and I with amazing {future} men to teach and love. We feel Tyce's strong spirit and our hearts are swelling with so much love for him already!!
10 comments:
What an adorable little guy, and amazing parents! Love his blond hair and cute dimple! And his cute little "purring". It was so fun to visit you in the hospital - you all were just so happy and had contagious love abounding! Can't wait to watch Tyce grow up!
Congratulations!! Another beautiful Erickson boy!
What a sweet adorable little boy. Congrats to you all!
I like the name Tyce:)
Girl u look great and got some awesome pics!! Congrats on a beautiful boy!!!
Congratulations!!! Wow our babies are really close!!! You look awesome, I love all the photos. Tyce is so cute and I'm glad he made it here safely. It's too bad we don't live closer, it's be fun to get together for a playdate since all our kids are close in age! Cangratulations again!
CONGRATS! I was at Tom and Brooke's house tonight celebrating the 4th, and they were all so excited about your new little man. I knew I had to rush and check your blog. What a gorgeous little guy. Enjoy him!
as always, you look amazing!
He's so adorable. I'm glad everything went good. You got some great pictures. Congratulations!!!!
Congrats!! What a sweet little boy.
Congratulations on another adorable little boy! You're going to have to give me tips on how to look so good while having a baby and afterward! You always look amazing!!
I'm so happy for you guys!! He is so adorable, which I knew he would be. Congratulations! I'm glad Jonny made it home just in time! This makes me so excited for January to come.
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