Aaron Rouze Eugene

Aaron Rouze Eugene was born on Monday, July 28, 2014 @ 8:23 pm.  He weighed 6 lbs, 12 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long (the hospital measured him at 20 3/4, but we later found out that they measure weird).   He is a huge blessing to us!

  I was induced Monday morning around 6:30 am.  It was a rough ride.  My main nurse (who's shift was up before Aaron was born :(  ) was Anne.  She was amazing.  She comforted me, held me, and reassured all of us (Carl and my mom who were at the hospital the entire time).  She was such a blessing to all of us.  The first anesthesiologist, yes there was more than one, wasn't very good.  He numbed the wrong spot the first time (OUCH), and the second time (yes, he tried again) it didn't work.  Then the lead nurse tried to prove a point (that I was numb) and did things to me that caused me so much pain, it was unbelievable.  (I'll save the gory details).  BUT I wasn't numb, and it hurt.  My doctor finally had the nurses call in the second anesthesiologist, who did an amazing job - and thank the Good Lord, because the next few hours were long and worrisome, and from what I've been told the delivery would have been unbearable.  

  Little Aaron gave us quite a scare.  After they broke my water his heart rate began to be unstable.  It would slow to almost nothing during the contractions and then it would go back to normal.  The cord was wrapped around his neck.  They were concerned enough that the nurses decided that the heart rate monitor that was around my belly wasn't enough.  So they stuck a probe in my baby's head so that they could make sure he wasn't in too much distress.  It was a terrifying time.  And on top of that, instead of coming down the birth canal, he decided to be stubborn go up.  My dad came to the hospital at that point.  He prayed with us and was able to be there (right outside the room) when Aaron took his first breath outside my womb.  

   The doctor finally decided that enough was enough and  he pulled as I pushed and got my sweet Aaron out and safe.  We all cried tears of joy and relief :)!  

  So we have a healthy, happy baby boy.  Blue eyes, for now, with a head full of strawberry blonde hair!  He is perfect.  Nathan is slowing adjusting to not being the only child.  

                           We are Blessed.  Thank you for all your prayers!  God is Good.