Wait is Over - Arrival of Baby Boy Pearson!

AIDEN THOMAS PEARSON

March 2, 2010

11:15am

9lb - 9oz

22.5in

On Tuesday, March 2, we welcomed Aiden Thomas Pearson into this world.  Mom and son are both healthy and looking forward to coming home from the hospital on Thursday.  He is so far such a good baby with his Daddy's easy going demeanor.  We'll see if that lasts or if more high maintenance Mommyisms start coming.  He has such a nice complexion and long fingers and toes.

I went into early signs of labor on Monday mid-morning.  Contractions were very sporatic and pretty mild.  I picked up my mom from the airport in the afternoon and continued to have contractions throughout the day.  They were intensifying but not consistent.  I thought we'd be another day or so, but at 10:55 p.m. Monday night my water broke.  By the time we got to the hospital I was almost 4 cm dialated, so I was able to get some drugs shortly after arrival - THANK GOD!  I got my epidural around 2:45 a.m. and was then able to sleep through the night while things progressed on their own.  My contractions were never really consistent, so before pushing they gave me some pitocin to try to even out the timing and make pushing more effective.  I pushed for about 2 and 1/2 hours and he finally came out.  So, about 12 hours of labor for a first time baby, not bad. 

The Pearson Family

We'll post more pictures as soon as we can!