Starting life as a family of 6

Brian and I left the hospital with Jonah in hand around noon on Saturday. We were hoping to leave earlier but we were waiting on my lunch to be delivered and the baby photographer to arrive. The boys were so happy to have Mommy and baby brother home. Thus far Jonah is fitting right in with our family. Like the majority of newborns, he sleeps, eats and poops. Right now he's eating every three hours and sleeping about two hours between feedings. Our first night at home went well. I fed Jude at 10 and he fussed a bit around 12 but settled down nicely and slept until 2. I fed him again and then he was down until 6. I was very appreciative of the extra hour between feedings. We have today and tomorrow at home as family before Brian heads back to work and the older boys go back to school. Here are some photos of Jonah getting ready to come home and all the boys together.

Meeting their new brother

We had hoped to bring all three boys to the hospital Thursday evening but alas, time ran out. After James went to school on Friday, my parents and sister brought John and Jude to visit me and Jonah at the hospital. John was totally in love, giving him kisses and wanting to hold him. Jude on the other hand was somewhat oblivious. He just wanted to walk around the room and eat all the wonderful snacks we had available. James was able to come up to the hospital after he was done with school for the day. He too was so excited to hold Jonah and rub his head. I was lucky to have a nice long visit with James that evening while Brian went to a dinner for church. We ate dinner together and talked about his day at school and what he wanted to do over the weekend. I know they all can't wait to have Mommy and Jonah at home.

From Photos for Blog

From Photos for Blog

Introducing Jonah Charles Hadley

We'd like to announce the birth of our fourth (and yes, final) little boy. Jonah Charles Hadley was born at 12:07 pm on September 2, 2010. He weighed 5 lbs and 6 oz and was 19.25 inches long.



This has definitely been a very interesting and exciting week for the Hadley family. On Monday morning I woke up with some bleeding so off to L&D we went. Thankfully the bleeding stopped and I was back at home by 11 am. I went to my regularly scheduled OB appointment on Tuesday and everything looked great! Wednesday was uneventful but things quickly changed Thursday morning when I woke to more bleeding. Back to L&D we went. My blood pressure was a bit high and after checking my and discovering I was already 4 cm dilated, my doctor decided we should go ahead and induce labor. I got all hooked up to an IV and my OB broke my water at 8:25 that morning. I soon moved to a labor and delivery room and started pitocin. I tolerated the pain until 11 am when I asked for some IV pain medication. I was feeling much better after that but definitely not for long. What seemed to me to be an entire afternoon was less than an hour. I started feeling pressure down below and had my nurse check me. I was already up to 7 cm. Three contractions later, I was at 9 cm and starting to push. I overheard the nurses saying my OB was about to walk into the OR to do a c-section but she needed to come deliver Jonah first. I tried my hardest to hold him in but my body had other plans. Jonah's head was already out when my doctor arrived. Things moved so fast that they didn't even have time to set up the table and get the stirrups out. Even though his birth was fast, he cried right away and had great APGAR scores. For the first time ever, the ultrasound estimates were correct. Jonah weighed in at 5 lbs 6 oz. He's a little peanut but perfectly healthy.


Here are some fun things about Jonah's birthday. He was born on 90210. He was born on my sister's half birthday. While his birthday isn't in the 20's like his brothers, he was born on the 2nd just like me and my sister.