Announcing...

Ashton Gabriel was born August 24th at 4:39 p.m. It was a complete surprise since he wasn't due till September 22nd. We have been caught unprepared and even weren't ready with a name. It took us a few days and I just wrote it down on the hospital paperwork the minute we were leaving.
He was born 5 lb. 12 oz. and 19 inches long. He had labored breathing from the start but they decided he was okay. They took him to the nursery but when his blood sugar levels were checked they were low and they took him to the NICU. His levels increased quickly but for precautionary measures they kept him up there till 3:30 a.m. and checked him every 6 hrs for 24 to make sure that he could maintain the levels. It required supplemental feedings. His billiruben is a little high, just like our girls were, but he was more lathargic because of it after coming home and we are working on that, hoping to not have to do lights.
We both came home yesterday afternoon and have been doing pretty good. The girls are so happy to have mommy back. They are doing better with "baby brother" than I thought they would.
I will share My Labor Story later.