Colby Michael Knaub

Our cute baby boy joined our family on 4/4/14. I was induced a week early. I was glad too because I was so swollen I could only wear flip flops. Those aren't exactly work dress code appropriate. :) The night before I was induced we took Jordyn up to Mike's parents house to have a sleep over. We knew we had to be at the hospital early the next day and didn't want to have to deal with waking her up and taking her somewhere. After we dropped her off we headed to my parents house so Mike and my dad could give me a blessing. I love the way it calms me and helps me to know that everything will work out the way it needs to. We ran a few last minute errands and then went home to pack and finish getting the house ready for a new baby. Friday morning, the 4th, we headed to the hospital about 6:45 am. We got all checked in and into our room. The nurse got me all hooked up to IVs and then checked to see if I was dilated. After not being able to find my cervix, she called in another nurse and they concluded I was at a 5. I was shocked. The week before my doctor said I was barely a 1. They called my doctor and she came and confirmed that I was at a 5 and then she broke my water. They started me on Pitocin and then I layed there for an hour not so comfortable. I have no desire to have a baby natural and since I was already at a 5 the pitocin worked fast and I was feeling pretty painful contractions for a while. I finally got my epidural around 10:15 and then they checked me and I was fully dilated. They called my doctor and got everything all set up and around 11:30 I started pushing and I pushed through 4 contractions (10 Min) and he was born at 11:42. The nurses took him over to clean him up and weigh him. He was 7 pounds 11 ounces. Well probably a little more but he peed and pooped all over the nurses right before they weighed him. He was 18 and 3/4 inches long and had the most beautiful shaped head. They took him to the nursery right after that because he was "gasping" and they wanted to do x-rays to make sure nothing was wrong. When they did the blood tests they found that he had elevated white blood cell counts that meant that he might have an infection. His CRP number was at 21. It is supposed to be below 1. So they started him on IV antibiotics right away. They said he had to have 36 hours of the antibiotics to see if the number would drop below 1 and he wouldn't have an infection. They ended up having to put an IV in his head because he pulled the other one out of his hand. Then on Saturday night they said he was starting to look yellow and had Jaundice so they made him sit under the lights that night. I was discharged on Sunday night but because he hadn't finished his antibiotic we had to stay till Monday. On Monday we found his CRP number was at 5 and they wanted to do 1 more day of antibiotics to see if it would drop below 1 and if it did we could go home but if it didn't then he would need to stay in the hospital for 7 full days of antibiotics. The next day his number was 2.99 so we had to stay. I was devastated. My emotions were high with hormones and I was going crazy sitting at the hospital and I missed my baby girl! I was kinda a mess. The doctor that was watching over Colby came in and put it into perspective for me. She said if we had gone home we would have been back with a very sick baby a week later or he would have just died at home. I am so grateful they found that he had an infection and they were treating it the right way because his numbers got better each day. So once we knew we were staying for the week, we started planning out our days. Mike luckily took the week off to be home with me and the kids so he was able to be home with Jordyn. But when he needed a break from her and I needed a break from the hospital we switched kids. I felt weird about just leaving Colby in the nursery. He was totally fine during the day and just needed meds at night and in the morning. So we kept him in the room and just loved him and held him all day long. On Thursday morning we found out that his numbers were below 1 and we could head home Friday after his antibiotic. It was a long week but I am so grateful that we brought home a healthy baby. It took us a little while to adjust him to being at home. He was a really fussy baby and Jordyn didn't like all the crying. But after a few weeks we began to figure out the things that were bothering him and got him on some Zantak for his silent reflex. He is such a sweet baby and we are so grateful to have him home and happy! Here are some pics from his first weeks of life: