Hi all! Katie was fantastic yesterday. 30 hours of labor. As you can imagine, I have never been more proud of her. Our midwife Lin was fantastic and I'll never forget the attention and support that she gave us the past 9 months and the past 48 hours. We owe her so much.
During the ups and downs of the ups and down of Finn's pulse, the most unnerving part was that you could hear it on the monitor. Blup, blup, blup, blup, (pause), blup, blup. It was the pauses that were the worst. Or when you could hear that it was gradually slowing. It was impossible to sleep (for the 2 hours that we got from 3-5 a.m.) unless he had a steady pulse.
So far he is a very good eater, which is fantastic. He really likes to be swaddled up. I wish that I was better at swaddling him. The number of diapers that I've changed in my lifetime has gone from 0 to 4.
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!
Martha and I are super duper happy for all three of you! Reading Katie's play-by-play (SO much better than Joe Buck or Tim McCarver) and seeing the pictures of you happy parents truly brought a tear to my eye.
I'm glad you're going to keep him.
You three are a beautiful family! The pictures made me cry. I am so happy that all of you are doing so well. I loved the blow by blow, Katie. I felt like I was almost there without all the scary parts which is good for my age. God bless you all. Love from Aunt Teri
Congratulations, most huge congratulations to you both from me and Dave! Finn is adorable and beautifully-named. And he beat Casey's APGAR score, dammit. There goes Harvard....
Katie, you're a trouper. Thirty hours of labor would have near-killed me. You are madly tough, no surprise, and you have a gorgeous reward for it.
Call me when you feel up to it?
Egads that baby is cute!!!!! You all are awesome.
Yay baby! Congrats to the both of you kids! [excited clapping sounds]
What a beautiful baby! He is so adorable. Thanks for sharing your birth story. I'm so proud of you two... you three! It's so great you were able to avoid a c-section. Thank God for midwives. Seriously. Have fun Mommy and Daddy!
Woohoo, Baby! I think he looks just like Katie but has Jonathan's hair(s). :)
Wow, stressful story, Katie. Nice job pushing through all that and still having enough ambition to tell about it. I'm impressed... and super happy for both of you.
Congratulations from Minnesota! The baby is adorable. Hope to see you both and meet your new addition soon.
Congratulations! You're minute-by-minute replay was amazing. I can't say my stomach stayed calm while reading it all.
Finn is beautiful, and I'm glad to hear everyone is doing well and happy! What a great new family.
Milena
Wow, congrats! I'm so excited for you and I wish I were in the country and able to visit sometime soon... I guess that will have to wait.
Sounds like you did an awesome job, Katie, and you had 2 great sidekicks (Finn & Jonathan)!
Congratulations to all of you! Finn is absolutely adorable - I love the pic of him in the crib giving you that quizzical look. :) Hope we get the chance to see you all soon!
He is gorgeous! Your labor story is one to remember and had the best possible outcome...Finn! He looks so alert in his pictures, like he's already got this being born thing figured out. Congrats to everyone!
Congratulations and welcome to the world, Finn! I am so happy for all of you.
30 hours of labor?!! All I can say is pass me the birth control pill
Holy crap, that's one helluva cute baby! Great big congratulations all around. Thanks for relating the whole harrowing tale.
Welcome, Finn! Can't wait to meet you!
love,
Josh & Amy
Awesome baby-cakes Finn is finally here! Congratulations to the Fortney's for their new addition. You all look fantastic and very pleased with yourselves (^_^) Can't wait to come and visit you 3 at your new place.
Oh, BABY!!! What a cutie! Congrats to both of you. Leah sent me this site, and I can't wait to see little (?) Finn on the babycam.
Chris Murphy
Leah's mom
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