The arrival of our sweetheart

Robert Race Fitzwater (Race)

Birthday: Jan 3rd @ 1:14 pm

7 Ib 15 oz

21 inches long

 The Birth:
I was just a little over 38 weeks and My blood pressure was getting high so they had told me to start coming in more then once a week.  I went in Thurday, My Dr, Dr Barton, knew that Rye had to be back to school in NV on Monday, so he pulled a quick one on me, and told me to just come in the next day because of Rye, blood pressure, and my blood!  I was stunned and excited.  So Friday morning we got our call at 6 am to head to the hospital to be induced.  I hated to be induced but knew it was for the best.  We got there around 7:30 and they got me rolling.  It started out ok, but they broke my water around 9....and needless to say, shortly after I wanted to die.  That dang Pitocin is bad stuff.  The contractions were a minute apart and killing me!  So we requested the epidural. (HUGE freaking mistake) the first one didn't work at all, no numbness at all.  So 40 minutes later he tried again, and did two more.  I was barely hanging in there but luckily they turned the Pitocin down and I could bare it, until the epi kicked in.
At one oclock they checked me and said I was ready to go!  I think Race didn't want to come out, it was so funny!  It was like he was dodging the contractions.  He would jump from one side to the other!
They couldn't get him to engage.  But then he came......

I didn't have to push long at all.  When I was pushing The Dr said, Look at all that hair!  And then I was soooo excited!  I thought they were teasing me!  Nobody believed me that I had all toe heads at home, with how dark Race is.  When I first saw him, I couldn't believe how beautiful and perfect he was....Oh he is perfect.  I have never seen Rye look so proud.  He was such a handsome baby.  And received so much attention from all the nurses.  Everything from his personality to his perfect little eye lashes!  I love having babies (hate pregnancy)  but feel so blessed to have children. 

We got to go home Saturday.  But by that night my head started hurting worse then it ever has in my entire life.  I couldn't even lift my head up with out wanting to cry, but by Tuesday, I  couldn't lift it up without crying!  Come to find out they had hit into my spinal fluid during my epidural. So, I was leaking it out, and it was getting worse and worse!  When that happens  your brain doesn't really have cushioning, so you can imagine how that would feel. So AWFUl.  My vision still doesn't feel normal.  So, we had to head back to the hospital to do something called a blood patch. They patch the hole with your own blood, with another epidural!  I have nine holes in all, and my back just aches and aches!  But I had instant relief.  I still get mild heachaches but I can manage it.   So, thankful for my mom, like I said Rye had left Monday.  She was so much help to me!!! This all kinda put a damper on enjoying him as a newborn, it made me so sad!  

We LOVE this boy.  He is so fun.  The boys adore him, and wont leave him alone.  He is SUCH a good baby.  He is so sweet, and special.  His hair is so fun!  It is so long in the back you can do a little pony tail. His fingers are so long and dainty, haha!  His little nose is so strange, it just is so different then Holdens and Knox's, but we love that little nose!  It is so fun comparing your kids.
I cant wait to continue blogging about this little guy! Can't believe he is 9 days old  .......Thanks for choosing us Race.  We already love you more then you could ever know

 
His arrival:  

 

 

I look so bad, but I wanted to post more personal pictures.  By your third kid you don't care what you look like anymore :)

                                                          Can u believe that hair!

 First bath, and he LOVED it! It was so sweet, he loves to get his hair washed and loves to get it brushed!

 His visiters:(We got everyone but uncle Zack he came by the day he was born to.)