BABY NHEP ARRIVES.....

So the quick version of how baby Nhep arrived... Labor started on 8/14/08 after I got off work at 5:30ish.... I had 8 contractions in 1 hour so as soon as Ken got home said, "get your stuff we're heading in." We drove to Providence hospital and got checked out in their triage area of the maternity ward (where they see if you are truly in labor- or if you get to go back home and ride it out until you are in true labor)- I was already 4 1/2 centimeters and 80% effaced, so they said "yep you're in labor- you get a free ride into labor and delivery." As I arrived onto the unit I told them I was ready for the epidural and got that started within 1 hour... those are SOOO heavenly I thought about naming the baby "epi." Don't worry.... I wouldn't really do that. At 9:30 they articially ruptured my membranes (broke my water) to get things progressing and then I tried to get some rest until I was fully ready to go (start pushing that is). At 2:45AM I was fully effaced and dilated and ready to start pushing. After almost three long hours of pushing I was getting so sleepy and ready to be done so I could go to sleep but they don't let you do that when you're getting that close to delivering a baby. So instead I asked to see if they would do an episiotomy to get things done and they agreed especially as my efforts in pushing were probably getting less and less rather than more. Soon after the slit was cut I felt super nauseated and within 1 minute I threw up 5 times and that's how Kyson came into this life!

Kimlang Kyson Nhep (the third)
Born 8/15/08 at 5:40AM
8 lbs, 8 ounces
20.5 inches

Here he is...

He looks a lot like his father!!!