Introducing Wade Matthew Rust

We're pleased to share the happy news that Wade Matthew Rust was born at 10:53 this morning. Weighing in at 8lbs, 11oz and 21" long, he easily took the prize of biggest baby. This was definitely the quickest experience Victoria has had with labor and I think she seems to be in less pain post-delivery (but what do I know about pain?).

Big sisters Elaina and Julia were excited to meet their brother and watch his first bath in the hospital. Grammy, Grandma, Grandpa, Tim, Krista (birthday girl), and Addison all enjoyed meeting little Wade. There were three women in that room who had all given birth on a July 12th. We might be getting a visit here in a bit from Aunt Andrea (also a birthday girl), Uncle Adam, and cousins Jacoby, Laila, and Maddox.

I am probably speaking way too soon here, but Wade seems very easy-going so far. I seem to remember Elaina and Julia crying a lot more. 

Right now, the girls are back at home napping, Wade is napping and Victoria is resting. It's very peaceful in here. (Maybe I'm speaking too soon again).

Baby #3/Baby Boy #1

At 41 weeks and two days, Victoria and I arrived at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis for her scheduled induction to bring baby boy Rust into the world. Originally scheduled to begin at 7:00pm last evening (Friday), the induction was delayed when the doctors realized this was baby number 3 and pre-induction steps wouldn't be necessary. (I'm still trying to figure out how this piece of information was overlooked until 3:45 on the day of the scheduled induction...)

Thanks to the change of schedule, we had more than enough family help on hand by last evening to watch the girls. Grandma and Grandpa Rust were the first to arrive, followed by Grammy Sally and Aunt Krista, Uncle Tim, and cousin Addison (Cousin Sydney had to stay behind with her other grandparents for a party). Elaina and I did a little fishing last evening with help from Grandma and Grandpa until Addison arrived (after that, Elaina was more interested in playing than fishing). I made our biggest catch yet (Elaina previously held the bass catch record for for 1 week--having made quite the catch on July 4). We kept the girls up way too late playing and having fun and then all settled in around 10:30pm.

After a night of contracting (and Elaina being ready to wake up and play with Addison at both 2:00am and 3:30am...), we got up, got packed, and were on the road by 6:15. After arrival and check in, the nurse prepped Victoria and began her pitocin at 8:15am. Shortly thereafter, the doctor came in and realized that Victoria was already dilated 5cm (was only 2cm at the in-office checkup on Monday this past week.

The nurse anesthetist gave Victoria her least itchy epidural yet at about 8:45 and then at 9:30 the doctor returned. She noted that Victoria had already dilated 2cm more (now at 7) and rushed off to perform a C-section, promising to return promptly and expecting Victoria would be ready to push at that time.

Looks like this might be a quicker induction-->delivery total time than with the girls (Elaina took 13.5 hours and Julia took 15 hours).