Hayden Hangin at Hooters

On Hayden's 1 week birthday Cousin Andy happened to be driving through Missoula so we met for lunch at one of his favorite restaurants, HOOTERS!

Thank you!!!!

A couple weeks ago Grandma Claire & Grandpa Toby came to meet our little guy for the first time and to help Adam & I adjust to life with a newborn.  Wow they spoiled us; THANK YOU!  Dad cooked wonderful meals for us all week and Mom did all our housework (including the ironing, yuck).  It is amazing how all those things get pushed to the side when you have a little one.  We really appreciate all you did & continue to do for us.  You are wonderful parents & now grandparents! 

I think they kinda like their grandson.  : )
We miss you and can't wait to see you again soon.

May 25th..... Hayden's 14 hours and 24 minutes.

Bags packed, we snapped one last photo and left for the hospital for our 7:30am appointment for induction.

As a boy I spent a great deal of time throughout the labor and delivery unit in the hospital, in a waiting room or doctor's lounge while Dad made his rounds to see his patients on Saturdays.  As we stood outside the nursery windows, waiting for the nurse to buzz us in, a lot of those memories came back.  The level of security sure has changed since then. 

They brought us to room #3, handed Tia a gown, and told her she'd be hooked up to the monitors in a few moments.  Gravity finally set in for us at that moment.  Room #3 was going to be home for us until Hayden was born.  At 7:35am Hayden was hooked up to a heart rate monitor and Tia to a contraction monitor.  By 7:47am Tia started having contractions before they had a chance to give Tia the pitocin.  The contraction monitor is the bottom portion of this picture, and the big jump at the right was her first contraction.

Our doctor was delighted by the labor starting on its own, and at 8:40am she broke Tia's water to help speed up the contractions.  By 11:15am Tia decided it was time for an epidural.  As I watched I thought to myself, "wow, this is one of the many things Elizabeth and John do all the time."  By around noon Tia was dilated 5-6 cm and with the pain long gone, things were progressing nicely.  The nurse checked on Tia a little before 5:00pm and she was fully dilated, and she told Tia it was time to start having a baby. 

Our doctor cancelled the rest of her day and joined us. 

After several hours of pushing, things were looking promising.  Dad came to visit us briefly.  The nurse discussed the lower back pain Tia was having, and Dad immediately say, "He's OP (face up, not face down) and the back of his head is pushing down on her spine."  The nurse disagreed, they went back and forth a few times, and he went back to join Mom in the doctor's lounge.  Another half an hour of pushing put him in a better position for our doctor to confirm he was indeed face up.  I texted Dad.  He responded, "I told you so!!!!!" 

8:40pm was rapidly approaching and things weren't progressing as they should have by that point.  Our doctor warned us we were reaching the limit for what she would allow before we'd need to discuss other options.  Tia tried until a little after 9:00pm and our little guy just couldn't come out.  We scheduled a cesarean and ended up having to wait about 45 minutes for the anesthesiologist, while Tia continued having contractions.  After determining this I stepped out and called Toby and Claire to let them know what was going on, as they'd been waiting since about 7:00 thinking we should have a baby by now.  I put on the scrubs the nurse gave me, and as they took Tia to prep for surgery and I went to visit the Pitt / Jackson clan who were all waiting in the doctor's lounge.  Then Dad and I hung out outside of the surgery room until they came to get me.

As I walked in to the surgery room I wondered how many thousands of times Dad has walked this very walk to this very room to perform a cesarean.  When I walked in I was surprised by how many doctors and nurses were in the room.  I sat down behind the sterile barrier next to Tia's face and grabbed her hand and was startled to find her awake, which was a bit of a surprise.  It felt like an hour had passed by the time we heard our first little scream, and suddenly at 10:24pm, there he was!  Our doctor held him up for Tia to see, and was quickly swept away to be cared for by the pediatrician and nurses. 

After he'd been weighed and measured, I got to hold him, so I promptly took him to Tia for a few moments before they took him to the nursery.

On the way to the nursery the Pitt / Jackson clan got to meet Hayden briefly.  We took a few pictures, and then Hayden went for his first bath.  I chose a little yellow knitted beanie for him after his bath and we hung out by the viewing windows.  I gave him a nice little mohawk before his hair dried.  Mom and Reba watch while Dad shoots the photos.

Hayden Rhys Pitt was born 20.5" long at 7 lbs 9 ozs.

 Tia decided by Friday it was time to leave, so we packed our bags, handled his birth certificate paperwork, and asked them to add Hayden to their online site for new babies.  This is Tia trying to get just the right photo.

Here's the link.

Hayden's Birth Announcement

After the photos were finished, I packed up the car and we put Hayden in his carseat for the first time.

Finally home!!!!



40 weeks and 5 days.......... It's time!!!

We are on our way to the hospital in 20 minutes!!! 

Wish us luck!

40 weeks..... and 2 days

May 22nd began around 4:00am for Tia.  She decided she wouldn't fall asleep again sometime around 6:00am and got up.  I lasted until 7:45am.  When I got up Tia was finishing a book on the couch while our dog consumed the remaining space at the other end of our couch. 

Tia found a recipe last week for peanut butter waffles, so we tried them this morning. 


After breakfast we did some yard work.  We need to plant our garden, which is currently loaded with raspberry plants.  Tia being the champion she is suggested we see Fast Five for a second time.  I think she understands the importance of our son understanding the need for speed. 

After the show we decided dinner should be another one of our favorites.  Spicy italian sausage in cream sauce over penne pasta.  EXTRA red peppers.

We've been eating spicy dinners for three days now.  Tia's settling in for the night acting like dinner was a pepto bismol milkshake spiked with rolaids.  The girl is tough as nails and our boy seems content.

Tia wanted a belly picture so we snapped a few after dinner.

40 weeks

Well, here we are!  Today is his due date, and still no baby!  It's unbelievable how quickly the time has passed. 

Aunt Terry and U Joe will be in town for Joe's annual bike ride, so we'll be joining them for dinner at the Mustard Seed if our little buddy doesn't decide he wants to meet us today.  Hopefully we'll have some fun news and photos to post here soon.  Keep yer cell phones charged!

Another update

We had another visit with our Doctor today.  Everything checked out well.  Weight?  Good.  Blood pressure??  Good.  Any contractions?  No...  Any questions?  "Yeah.  What if we reach our due date and no baby?" 

So here's the plan.  Our Doctor is out of town for the next two days, so we won't go into labor for the next two days.  After that, we wait.  Our due date is the 20th, this Friday.  We discussed our options with our Doctor and we'll induce next Wednesday the 25th if we don't go into labor before then.

You CAN plan this kind of stuff right?