Shane Donovan Bijan

Baby Shane is here! He arrived Friday, May 27, 6:10pm, 18 inches long. We were trying to hold out for 24 weeks- which would've been Tuesday, but I was having more contractions, faster and stronger. The doctor decided it was Showtime at 5:30 pm and he was born at 6:10.

He was crying when he was born, and looked really pink. I got to hold him only for a few minutes before talking him to the nicu.

It's a good thing the dr took him when she did as she said my uterus was so thin that she could see his hair through it. She also asked several times if I was sure about the tubaligation... And after the surgery she said it was good I elected to do so as my uterus was so thin that a 4th pregnancy could be fatal (no...we definetly were not contemplating a 4 th)

The hardest part of all this is not being able to be with my baby... He is just down the hall- but I can't really get to him yet as I am still hooked up to an iv and catheter- not too mobile. It just pulls on my heartstrings to not use this quiet time in the hospital to be with him.

The good news- he is under constant care, they'll get Shane on a schedule, and I'll be able to focus on my recovery so I can be in good form when he does come home.