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2013 at 8:35 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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2010 at 10:07 pm | by Nicole Whitacre
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After an incredibly easy labor and delivery, Michael Hudson Bradshaw was born at 2:14 this afternoon. He weighs 8lb, 2oz and is 20 inches long. We are thanking God that the little guy is very healthy and his mama is doing great. Janelle wanted me to thank each one of you who prayed for her and Hudson today. God graciously answered your prayers!
If you came to the blog today and it wasn’t there, we apologize! We had a technical glitch that kept us offline for most of the day. But thankfully we were able to get it back up this evening in time to update you on Hudson’s birth.
As far as a picture, we just have this one snapshot for you tonight because Janelle is the only photogropher around here! But I’m sure she will have more (and better!) pictures for you next week.
With gratefulness,
Auntie Nicole
7:46 p.m.
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2008 at 3:47 pm | by Nicole Whitacre
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I spoke to Mike a little while ago (Janelle was sleeping, thankfully!) and he sent me these pictures of MJ. If any are blurry it’s probably because I took them…I’m not the photographer in the family. But Mike asked me to thank all of you again for your prayers and emails of encouragement. God answered your prayers for no c-section and for a healthy baby. Mike and Janelle are grateful for your care as yet another evidence of God’s undeserved goodness to their family.
2008 at 6:08 pm | by Nicole Whitacre
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Baby MJ and Mommy are both doing great. Janelle is feeling very good and MJ is healthy and content. Soon they will be transferred to the postpartum room. Right now Caly is getting acquainted with her new little sister and Mike’s parents are getting to hold their new little granddaughter for the first time. Mike and Janelle want to thank all of you for their prayers. They are so grateful!
The only pic I have right now is one I snapped with my phone, but we’ll post more as soon as we are able…
2008 at 4:01 pm | by Nicole Whitacre
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Well, the epidural worked the second time…so well that she’s been playing Solitaire on her phone while contracting. Then, just a few moments ago her water broke on its own. Nurse says she is completely effaced and ten cm. Shouldn’t be too long now!
2008 at 2:40 pm | by Nicole Whitacre
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Not much to report except that unfortunately the epidural didn’t seem to take. She’s in more pain than she was before, but hopefully they’ll be here soon to give it to her again.
2008 at 12:17 pm | by Nicole Whitacre
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Just saw the doctor. He’s given the order for the epidural so she won’t have long to wait now. After examining her charts the doctor thinks she might not be as overdue as she thought. He thinks the due date was probably more like August 29 or so. That’s good news. Janelle would continue to appreciate your prayers that she will be able to deliver naturally. But of course, she is trusting God for whatever the outcome, and still joking around in between contractions. Oh, and they will break her water around 1pm or so.
Talking to Caly: "Baby MJ’s gonna be here today!"
Mike helping her through a contraction…
2008 at 11:38 am | by Nicole Whitacre
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Pitocin has been administered and her contractions are between 3 and 7 minutes apart. Still at 4cm though. She’s starting to feel some pain and asking for the epidural now before it gets really painful….
2008 at 11:26 am | by Nicole Whitacre
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Here are the first pics…
Chalkboard in MJ’s room….
In the waiting room…
Hooked up to the IV and all ready to go….
2008 at 10:37 am | by Nicole Whitacre
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Checked in at the hospital at 8:46 am and were assigned a room a few minutes ago. Janelle has started to have some contractions about ten minutes a part. She’s already wants an epidural! More updates and pics soon….
2008 at 8:19 am | by Janelle Bradshaw
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Okie-dokie, we made it! I’m awake, I’m calm, and I’m ready to meet my baby. Had a great night of sleep last night. Thanks tons to my mother-in-law who picked up Caly yesterday in order for me to get that sleep.
No first birth day entry post would be complete without the "just out of bed pic." I almost put up the one with my hair in curlers, but it was scaring even me.
I simply cannot express to you enough how much your prayers mean to me. Thank you! Nicole will take over from here.
2007 at 4:52 pm | by Nicole Whitacre
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My little Tori turned two weeks old yesterday. She’s doing very well—loves to eat and sleep and let her big brother Jack put her passy in her mouth.
It’s impossible to adequately thank all of you for your prayers over the past two years as we wondered if we could have more children, then during morning sickness and finally as I faced a high-risk delivery. Thank you for caring for me in trial and for rejoicing with me in the blessing of this little one. Your emails of encouragement and congratulations mean so much to me and I intend to save them to show them to Tori one day.
Several of you have kindly inquired about the somewhat abrupt end to the birth-day coverage two weeks ago. I am so grateful for your care and concern. As you already know, I ended up needing a D&C procedure following Tori’s birth. The placenta had attached itself to the c-section scar and needed to be removed. God was gracious and the procedure was successful.
However, in the process I lost a lot of blood (about twice as much as women normally lose in childbirth). This was further complicated by the fact that I was already anemic going into delivery. So the next day, the doctor ordered a blood transfusion and put me on an iron regimen. In addition, a number of potentially serious concerns surfaced within the first twenty-four hours of Tori’s birth—related to both my and Tori’s health.
In the midst of the transfusion and tests and consultations with various doctors, Mom, Janelle and Kristin were so busy helping Steve care for Tori and me that they were unable to update the blog.
While the nature of the potential concerns is probably not appropriate to mention in this context, we were very grateful to receive back favorable test results on all fronts within about thirty-six hours. And both Tori and I came home from the hospital only three days after she was born.
My recovery has been slow due to the anemia. I still have a ways to go before my numbers reach “normal” range again. But I am thanking God for His faithfulness in preserving my life and giving us a healthy little girl. And I am thankful to you for your prayers.
Hope you enjoy these pics Janelle snapped of my little girl!
2007 at 9:43 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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Steve just sent me some pics from today. Enjoy!
2007 at 6:17 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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Hey y’all, sorry for the delay in getting an update posted today. We have been in recovery mode and busy taking care of our girls. Nicole and Tori are doing well and resting up after yesterday’s delivery and subsequent procedure. We simply cannot thank you enough for all of your prayers and encouragement. Your kind words and e-mails have been a blessing to Nicole. I was on the night shift in caring for Nicole last night so I don’t have new pics for you, but I just heard that Steve has been snapping away this afternoon so we should have more for you in the near future.
2007 at 10:06 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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Sorry for the delay. There was a small complication. Nicole needed a DNC to remove the placenta. All went well and she is recovering although very groggy from sedation. Your continued prayers are a blessing to us.
Tori is beautiful. She weighed in at a whopping 8lbs 4oz (Chad says that she weighs more than Nicole) and measured 21 1/2 inches long. We are in love with her!
Due to Nicole’s situation following the birth, I don’t have a lot of pics yet. Here are a few to get you started. Many more to come…
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