This week has been a whirlwind. Averie Marie Watson was born November 12, 2009 at 6:43 pm. She was 8lbs 1 oz and 20 inches long. Courtney arrived at the hospital at 7:40 am. She was dialated to a 2. They started pitosun which starts labor. Soon she was having alot of contractions. They broke her water and went from a 2.5 to 8 in an hour. By 3pm she was pushing. She pushed for 3 hours and finally the doctor said she would try using a vaccuum (which is like a little suction cup) to help pull the baby out. The doctor discovered that the baby was face up and that is why Courtney was having a hard time pushing her out. Luckily the vaccuum worked and out came Averie. She was a perfect but big baby. Averie had a slight temperature but after getting a good rub down under the warming lights it dropped to normal. She had an APGAR of 9 which is awesome. I got to take Averie to the nursery for her first bath. She didn't like that very well. By 10pm baby and new mommy was in their new room where they would be for the next 3 days. They thought they would get to go home on Saturday but Averie became a little jaundice so the doctor said she had to stay an extra day. She spent all night until the bili-lite. Sunday she was better and they were released. It's been a week now and everyone is settling in nicely. Averie is a very good baby. She is alert and likes to look around. She doesn't sleep constantly. She is perfect. I love spending grandma time with her.
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