Second day of life

Larissa and Case are both doing great. We have enjoyed some visit, including some time with Jack and Cole. Today Jack and Cole even spent some time holding him -- with help, of course. Jack just kept giving Case kisses over and over again. Case has been doing great. He is eating very well and he has been very calm--something we are sure will not last much once we go home. He has been a bit fussier today since he had his circumcision. It happened right before the boys came to visit. Cole asked why he was crying and so I tries to explain. I told him that when boys are born they get some skin cut off of their penis. He looked at me with wide eyes and said, "What?!" I apologize now to Nana for any nightmares that Cole might have tonight.

Case Henry Zitzman

So he is finally here. Larissa and Case are doing great. I will try and add a picture later. He was born at 3:28 pm. He was 8 lbs 9 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Larissa did end up going natural and was a brave little toaster. She is doing great now. We are in our room and waiting for Larissa's mom to bring the brothers to meet him. He has some dark brown hair and looks quite a bit like Jack.

12:30 Update

Baby is here! Well, not ours but a baby is here in the next room over. First baby, lady walked in and baby came right out. Larissa loved hearing that news (the nurse shared this news, not me--I am wiser than that).

She is busy bouncing on the ball to help this little guy drop down. As far as we know she is about a seven. Here is to hoping we are closing in on the end.

10:30 update

So it is moving slowly... At least too slowly for Larissa's liking. She has progressed to a six and is doing great ... But she would like everyone to know that she has to pee.

Hospital updates

The hospital has wireless Internet so I will do my best to post updates throughout the day. Unfortunately this is being done with my iPod/iTouch so I do not have the ability to post pictures. That will have to wait until we get home.

We arrived this morning at 5:50 a.m. and promptly started getting Rissa hooked up. She just started on Pitosin so she is now getting anxious that the pain is about to start. She came in at a 4 and is hopeful that things go fast. We found out on Friday that none of the hospital's anesthesiologists are in network for our insurance so that would significantly increase our fees. We may just have to pay the price in the end but right now Larissa is going to try to go natural. Brave woman!