Baby Soroos is here!
Benjamin David Soroos arrived on Wednesday, July 21st, 2004, at 4:43am. He weighed 9lbs 3oz and was 20 3/4 inches long.
Labor didn’t go exactly as planned. He got stuck on the way out with his head transverse and asynclitic (tilted with an ear towards his shoulder). After hours of painful contractions and no progress, we transferred to a hospital for pain relief and rest. The epidural and pitocin really helped, and under the care of a midwife who was in no hurry, we eventually managed to have a great birth with no further interventions. We spent one day in the hospital before we all got to come home.
Now we’re all having fun getting to know each other.
Pictures from the first few days are here.