A Boy With Developmental Delays - Part 1 - Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery

In April of 2010 our son Will came into this world 2 weeks early at 9 pounds even. He was my second full-term birth and I was more relaxed and ready to enjoy this experience more than I had with my first. The morning before I went into labor I remember having a sudden feeling like I needed to get a lot of stuff done. I had taken Colin, who was 2 at the time, to get his haircut. We went out for lunch. We came home and I raked the front yard. I put him down for a nap and sat down to rest. Then my water broke! 'So this is what it's like,' I thought. When Colin was born my water was broken at the hospital. Mick happened to be at a fishing tournament not too far from home, so I called him and my mom and they both rushed to us. I was still really relaxed and excited.

At the hospital I went into labor easily, though progressed slowly. Finally at 12:01 in the morning Will was born. A new little prince all for myself. Colin was such an adorable and fun and great little boy and I just couldn't wait to have another one. I recall the doctor exclaiming something like, "You're never going to believe how big this baby is!" I was surprised with how easy it was. Colin did a number on my body during my labor with him and I couldn't walk properly for a week! But Will was so easy. He was born with low blood sugar and so was monitored in the nursery for the night and I was able to sleep a little. Nothing else remarkable happened during his labor or birth, as well as pregnancy was completely normal. Will was a perfect little newborn who nursed easily from the get-go and rested tenderly with me. It was love. After a couple nice days in the hospital we took our new baby home.

I will write a post in the future about my first pregnancy that was very remarkable for a tiny baby girl who had a heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. It was the experience that changed me forever and I have never been the same since. Because of this condition, both Colin and Will were monitored closely in the womb with several detailed ultrasounds with a specialist from Denver. I mention this because whenever we looked at Will nothing unusual ever came up on his ultrasounds. Mysteries abound!