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Who’s Your Daddy?

February 8th, 2009 by Oskar Kennedy

If your name is Emery Aurora, then the answer is “this guy.” My daughter was born via c-section at 2:52 pm on Saturday, February 7th. She weighed 8.5 pounds, and was 20.5 inches long. Both baby and Lovely Wife are resting comfortably. If you’d like to see some pictures, you’ll have to sign this release stating that you accept the consequences of brain-melting adorableness.

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The Details, As Promised

February 8th, 2009 by Oskar Kennedy

Lovely Wife was having contractions off and on all day on Friday, but they started getting rhythmic and regular around 5 pm. They stayed regular, and increased in intensity, so I rounded up our stuff and we went to the hospital just after Midnight.

As the contractions got more powerful, Lovely Wife started having severe back pain. We talked it over, consulted with our midwife, and decided on an epidural to knock down the worst of the pain. The epidural was administered around 3:30 am, and we were both able to get about four hours of (frequently interrupted) sleep.

Lovely Wife’s contractions continued apace, gradually getting more powerful and more frequent. Around Noon on Saturday, they reached the level of intensity that indicated it was pushing time.

I am convinced that my wife is a Cylon [Terminator, other fictional cyborg]. She pushed for two solid hours, with only a few moments of rest between contractions.

By 2 pm, it was apparent that the baby’s size and the orientation of her head were conspiring against us. The baby just wasn’t going to squeeze through Lovely Wife’s pelvis. I was not surprised, since I’m well aware that cyborg skeletons are made of titanium.

They prepped Lovely Wife for a Caesarean section, and at 2:52 pm, Emery Aurora was brought (very reluctantly) into the world. She weighed 8 1/2 pounds, and measured 20 1/2 inches, and was the most adorable, beautiful baby that has ever existed in the entirety of the multiverse.

Mom and baby were both exhausted, so Lovely Wife was taken to recovery, while Emery went to the nursery for her initial assessment and first bath.  I can report that she hated bathing, and she is almost supernaturally cute when she’s sleeping.

A few hours later, we were all reunited in a post-partum room. Lovely Wife held and fed the baby, and we began our new lives as sleep-deprived caregivers. Thanks to everybody for the good wishes. I assure you that I’ll be posting new pictures in short order.

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