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Dylan Scott Miller was born on Saturday, January 24th, 2009 at 4:14 pm, weighing 8lbs. 8oz, 19.5 inches long.
- 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.
- 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.
- Dan and I debated girl names ten minutes before the c-section. We readily agreed on boy names.
- 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!
- Another lesson learned - get out of the hospital gown as soon as you're able. You'll feel at least 50% better!
- I really wanted a VBAC, but I didn't go into labor before the scheduled c-section.
- None of the natural remedies to induce labor worked on me - primrose oil, walking, yoga, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- I'm sleep deprived. They say sleep when you're baby is sleeping - but how in the world does one sleep in broad daylight?
- Even though I'm sleep deprived, I still have a great smile and sense of humor.
- Perhaps sleep deprivation has made me delusional...
- I'd come up with 11 more items, but Dylan is calling...
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