Diesel Eugene Whitaker
Born July 18, 2014, 3:04 a.m.
OU Children's Hospital
7 lbs, 15 ounces
21 inches long
I got to the hospital around 3 p.m. on the 17th. (My judge was at a judicial conference, so I had those days off, which was perfect because Kristin had asked if I could take pictures!)
They began inducing labor around 11 a.m.
Al giving me the evil eye. lol But he cooperated with all my pictures that day! :)
Frankie's dad, Frankie, Kristin, Al, Charlene, and Hillary!
(...and Anthony's Build-a-Bear)
Al, Mom, and Frankie!
I'd decided not to get a cake bc Kristin has been staying off sweets for the baby for so long, but when I mentioned that, she said, "Oh, I can have it after he's here - that'd be awesome!" lol So Mom brought a cake and some cupcakes up for us! :)
Dinner of champions! lol
We all guessed the time of his birth -- the latest guess (Frankie's) was 8:45 and even the nurse said we could have a baby in our arms by 8 p.m. She didn't actually start pushing until 9:45!
Me and April (Kristin's good friend) waiting outside the hospital room. Kristin told everyone to make themselves comfortable in the waiting room bc she thought the pushing could take a while (she was right - she pushed for FOUR HOURS!! - with a one hour break after the first two, so really just three hours, but still pretty rough) - then the nurse added, "She said everyone but the girl with the camera." lol So I waited right by the door, listening to what little I could hear, afraid to go to the bathroom or anything bc I might miss the moment! We were all thankful when they gave her an hour to rest! lol
Finally, they decided to do a C-Section! Frankie doesn't do well with needles and blood and such, so Charlene went back to the surgery room with her. Here she is all ready to go! :)
An AWESOME nurse asked if anyone had gone back to take pictures, then offered to use my good camera and get some photos in the OR. I showed her how to use it and told her she "couldn't take too many!" So thankful for that - yay, God!
Here's one of the first pics she got of baby Diesel!! Lots of hair! :)
Precious.
Footprint time!
First pic of Diesel with his mom! (And his grandma Charlene holding him! =)
Love this.
Cuteness.
All of this makes me so happy I could cry... When Anthony was born, they didn't get to hold him or celebrate. He wasn't breathing well, his arm was broken, he was over a month premature, and his heart and kidneys were in trouble... they carted him immediately to the NICU and Kristin and Frankie didn't get to hold him for the first TEN DAYS. So I loved seeing them get those sacred, joy-filled moments right away with Diesel, a very healthy baby boy!!
This was part of what we did as we waited during her surgery... we all guessed too heavy!
First pic with his daddy holding him!
Frankie got choked up as he said, "I'm just so happy to have a baby again!" Everyone else got teary-eyed as well.
My card, book for footprints, and birthday cake for Diesel! (Which was basically breakfast by the time we had some.)
His Grandpa holding him for the first time. I'd never talked to him much before, but Frankie's dad was pretty funny! Lots of memorable conversations and laughter and increasingly comfortable silences when you're all waiting together in the same room for 12 hours! :)
Aunt Heather getting to hold her new nephew!
Cell phone pic as Frankie was holding him!
Precious, and very worth the wait!!
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