Before I get to the name, I'd like to thank everyone for their participation at the Baby Boy #3 blog today. It has been really great for us to get to share the day with all of you. Thanks for your comments, votes, prayers, love and support.
It has been a great day, things have gone wonderfully (we'll see how the first night goes).
But if you're still reading this blog, you're not reading it for the fluff. You want some real breaking news.
Christa wants me to make sure that everyone is aware that we reserve the right to change the name without notice (and we did it with Baby Boy #2, so these are not just hollow threats). However, for the time being, the name that we have chosen after much consultation, great contemplation, and a few arm wrestling matches is:
TY JEREMY DASTRUP.
Thanks again to all. Stay tuned over the next day or two for a few more pictures and perhaps a video or two.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Ladies and gentlemen. . . .
Christa and Brigham Dastrup proudly announce the arrival of their third baby boy at 4:10pm on January 24th, 2009. My friends, we may be experienced at this birthing business, but it never loses its beauty and wonder.
Christa was absolutely amazing!! Let me repeat--absolutely amazing. She went through the entire process with elegance and serenity, despite an epidural that definitely didn't provide quite the level of anesthesia she had with rounds one and two.
BB#3 did quite well himself. He was a bit blue for a little while, but pinked up pretty well with a bit of oxygen. He weighs 7lbs. 3 oz. (another family record) and has a moderate amount of light brown hair. His length is not known to me at this time.
Unfortunately, despite all of your help, a name has not been finalized at this time. Keep your votes and suggestions coming. Now that we have a face to put to the name perhaps we'll be more successful.
Christa was absolutely amazing!! Let me repeat--absolutely amazing. She went through the entire process with elegance and serenity, despite an epidural that definitely didn't provide quite the level of anesthesia she had with rounds one and two.
BB#3 did quite well himself. He was a bit blue for a little while, but pinked up pretty well with a bit of oxygen. He weighs 7lbs. 3 oz. (another family record) and has a moderate amount of light brown hair. His length is not known to me at this time.
Unfortunately, despite all of your help, a name has not been finalized at this time. Keep your votes and suggestions coming. Now that we have a face to put to the name perhaps we'll be more successful.
stats
the stats you are expecting--6 cm, 75%
The stats you might not be:
A. 27. BB#3 will be the third child of a third child of a third child. Perhaps we will name him Cube or call him 27.
B. 39 and 44. Assuming the litte chap is born today, he will have been in utero for 39 weeks and 2 days. That gives him the Christa and Brigham Dastrup family record for longest gestation. However, he does not even come close to what is, as far as I know, the overall Dastrup family record of 44.5 weeks. The holder of that record, for those that don't know, is none other than myself. Mom, your place in heaven is assured for many reasons, but you get serious bonus points for that one. Thank you.
C. 7 lbs. 2. oz. My guess on how much this kid will weigh.
D. 34. The number of weeks Christa measures right now. Thus the induction.
E. January 24th in history--Lord Baden Powell started the first scout troop, St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad (before being renamed St. Petersburg) Mary Lou Retton and Neil Diamond were born.
The stats you might not be:
A. 27. BB#3 will be the third child of a third child of a third child. Perhaps we will name him Cube or call him 27.
B. 39 and 44. Assuming the litte chap is born today, he will have been in utero for 39 weeks and 2 days. That gives him the Christa and Brigham Dastrup family record for longest gestation. However, he does not even come close to what is, as far as I know, the overall Dastrup family record of 44.5 weeks. The holder of that record, for those that don't know, is none other than myself. Mom, your place in heaven is assured for many reasons, but you get serious bonus points for that one. Thank you.
C. 7 lbs. 2. oz. My guess on how much this kid will weigh.
D. 34. The number of weeks Christa measures right now. Thus the induction.
E. January 24th in history--Lord Baden Powell started the first scout troop, St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad (before being renamed St. Petersburg) Mary Lou Retton and Neil Diamond were born.
An Ode
Many, many, years ago,
(Kids walked uphill both ways through snow)
And every baby came to earth
By excruciating, painful birth
And then, one day, there was this dude,
Who thought, "That's mean, unkind, and rude."
All women will think I am the man,
When they hear of my splendid plan.
I'll stick a needle in their back
And give them a most tasty snack.
Instead of screaming, groaning, tears,
A smile will form between their ears.
And so that is just what he did,
And now when moms give birth to kids,
They smile, they laugh, they rarely cry,
And don't feel like they're going to die.
So here's to joy and down with pain
Three cheers for dear Bupivicaine!
I think I'll paint a great big mural,
To share the love of the epidural.
To all of those women who "go natural," either through their own choice or due to a poorly functioning epidural, my hat goes off to you. To my own wife who was feeling some pretty fierce cramps before the second attempt at the epidural brought relief, you're my hero and super tough. To the person who figured out how to help my wife sleep through labor--we're forever in your debt.
(In case the poetry obscured the details, the epidural went in about 1:45 and now Christa is getting her traditional pre-birth nap)
(Kids walked uphill both ways through snow)
And every baby came to earth
By excruciating, painful birth
And then, one day, there was this dude,
Who thought, "That's mean, unkind, and rude."
All women will think I am the man,
When they hear of my splendid plan.
I'll stick a needle in their back
And give them a most tasty snack.
Instead of screaming, groaning, tears,
A smile will form between their ears.
And so that is just what he did,
And now when moms give birth to kids,
They smile, they laugh, they rarely cry,
And don't feel like they're going to die.
So here's to joy and down with pain
Three cheers for dear Bupivicaine!
I think I'll paint a great big mural,
To share the love of the epidural.
To all of those women who "go natural," either through their own choice or due to a poorly functioning epidural, my hat goes off to you. To my own wife who was feeling some pretty fierce cramps before the second attempt at the epidural brought relief, you're my hero and super tough. To the person who figured out how to help my wife sleep through labor--we're forever in your debt.
(In case the poetry obscured the details, the epidural went in about 1:45 and now Christa is getting her traditional pre-birth nap)
Estrogen
There has been some degree of unrest among the fans of the blog about no new update in the last few hours. In truth, Christa has been contracting every three to four minutes for a while, but she has done that so many times over the past few months that I can't imagine that will phase her iron cervix in the slightest. Therefore I have nothing to post about. Consequentially, I am forced to improvise.
As a final consolation prize to my wife as she awaits a household where she will be outnumbered 4 to 1, I brought the very chick-flicky "Ballet Shoes" starring none other than Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter shows. I must admit I found it a very pleasant show to nap during, but was not especially entertained by the show itself. Christa gives it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
If BB#3 spurns medicine to pursue a career as a ballerino, I'll blame Hermione.
This may take longer than I had thought. . . . so much for all the great uterus training.
As a final consolation prize to my wife as she awaits a household where she will be outnumbered 4 to 1, I brought the very chick-flicky "Ballet Shoes" starring none other than Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter shows. I must admit I found it a very pleasant show to nap during, but was not especially entertained by the show itself. Christa gives it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
If BB#3 spurns medicine to pursue a career as a ballerino, I'll blame Hermione.
This may take longer than I had thought. . . . so much for all the great uterus training.
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