~More Hospital Pictures~

~March 1st 2009- The Day Bryant Was Born !~

These are some pictures outside our townhome the day Bryant was born- We were outside having a snowball fight & making snow ice cream, little did I know I was in labor!!

~ Some Random Hospital Pictures~

The Rooming In at the Hospital

We had to room in for two nights at the hospital- These are just a few pics from that night. The pacifer was as big as his head!

~ Our Little Man's First Car Ride ~

After six weeks of visiting Bryant in the NICU, he finally got to come home. It was a long awaited, wonderful day. It was such a weird and great feeling getting to finally have him at home with us. He weighed 4lbs and 15oz when we got to bring him home. Which sounds tiny, but for us, he was huge compared to the 2 lbs he was when he was born. He came home in his Alabama attire, and was wrapped in a family blanket. The blanket he came home in, has been passed through Joes family for years. All of the Dobbs babies came home in it. It was an honor for Bryant to be able to use it. We were so glad he was home :)!!!!!!

~ Bryant's Alabama Nursery ~

Joe worked so hard getting this room just perfect! If anyone knew us before, they knew this room was a total mess. It was our junk room. The walls were a terrible yellow & the carpet was a horrible blue! Joe put new carpet down & painted the room all by himself. It turned out better than I could have hoped for. I love his little nursery! The black furniture matched perfect with the houndstooth prints & crimson walls. We got a little couch that pulls out to a bed, & we are getting a rocking chair from my dad :) We did his bathroom in Alabama stuff too, I am posting some pictures.

~ Sunday, March 1st 2009 ~

Today, I woke up to find a lot of snow which was so exciting! We made snow ice cream & was outside throwing snow balls. I was having a few cramps but did not think much of it. So by 12 I had been having cramps on & off for a few hours so i called a nurse, she told me to take a Tylenol & a bath and rest, so I did. Three hours later, I was still cramping. At 3:30 hesitantly, we decided to go ahead & get checked out. I walked into the labor & delivery room in some high heel boots & calmly told them what was going on. Thirty minutes later, two nurses came in to check me out. The first nurse checked me & asked the second nurse to come & feel. The nurse then looked at me, and she said "I feel an arm". My heart sank. Dr. Simmons came in a few minutes later & explained to me that I was 10cm dilated. I had been in labor all day & not even known it at home. I begged Dr. Simmons to do something to stop the labor. He tried Magnesium, but that of course, did nothing. I could not have any pain medicine because his heart rate was dropping. The nurse felt an arm because he was coming out shoulder first. So Dr. Simmons was going to try & turn him & let me deliver vaginally. When he went in to break my water , he then realized the cord was wrapped around my little man's neck. Five minutes later I was having a C-section. I can not describe to you the feelings that i had at that moment. I thought I was dying, but I just wanted him to make it. He made it alright!, Baron Bryant Dobbs was born at 5:24 at 2lbs 14 oz & 15 1/2 inches. It was the most beautiful & perfect baby I had ever seen. He was so little, that I didn't even hear him cry when they got him out- I saw him for a brief moment then they took him to the NICU, which will remain his home for the next little bit. I did not see him til the next day around lunch time. He is a fighter though, he was on the c-pap breathing machine for one night. The next day on oxygen. Now, he is breathing on his own. He lost down to 2lbs 7 oz while we were In the hospital. Now he is back to 2lbs 12 oz. he is getting bigger everyday. Please keep us in your thoughts & prayers! I will post more updates soon!