Dylan's Arrival

Dylan Scott Miller was born on Saturday, January 24th, 2009 at 4:14 pm, weighing 8lbs. 8oz, 19.5 inches long.

2514 Random Facts and Lessons About My Pre/Postnatal Experience

1. I found out I was pregnant the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend 2008.  The day before Dan, Chloe and I took a roadtrip to Hickory, NC to visit Dan's sister Sue and her family.  Sue and her husband Pat thought I was pregnant since I consistently refused to drink wine.
   
2. Everyone except Dan and me thought we were having a boy.  Folks would say things like "JR, you're carrying differently";  "Looks like Jill Robin has gained that much weight this time";  "Your belly doesn't look as wide as it did with Chloe" - therfeore, I must be having a boy. 
   
3. Dan and I debated girl names ten minutes before the c-section.  We readily agreed on boy names.
   
4. Lesson learned - after a c-section, it's okay to take pain medication.  In fact, take as much as you need.  I stupidly tried to tolerate the pain, which only made the pain worse later.  Percocet (in moderation) is your friend!
   
5. Another lesson learned - get out of the hospital gown as soon as you're able.  You'll feel at least 50% better!
   
6. I really wanted a VBAC, but I didn't go into labor before the scheduled c-section. 
   
7. None of the natural remedies to induce labor worked on me - primrose oil, walking, yoga, etc.
   
8. While waiting to be wheeled in for surgery, a woman in the room next to me, who was also waiting for her c-section, went into labor and had a VBAC.
   
9. I met a new mother who went to my high school.  She was shocked to learn that I graduated in 1991 while she had graduated in 2001.
   
10. Dan was really surprised that we had a boy - He figured since his brother Ted has two girls and his brother Brian has three boys that his chances of having another girl were good.
    
11. I'm sleep deprived.  They say sleep when you're baby is sleeping - but how in the world does one sleep in broad daylight?
    
12. Even though I'm sleep deprived, I still have a great smile and sense of humor.  
    
13. Perhaps sleep deprivation has made me delusional...
    
14. I'd come up with 11 more items, but Dylan is calling...