Vitals:
Name: Seth Daniel Drake
Day: Sunday, November 6, 2005
Time: 3:25pm (Central European Time).
Weight: 3,100 grams (about 6 lbs 13oz)
Length: 50cm (about 19 in.)
Hair: Brown
Looks like: You decide
Story:
Stacey's water started to leak Saturday night, but with no contractions. Sunday morning we went to the hospital about 10am, still no contractions. The doctor confirmed that it definitely was her water and they wanted to induce to deliver within 24 hours to reduce the risk of infection to Seth. They finished administering the induction drugs at 2:30, at which time Stacey started to feel mild contractions. The nurse then told us to go back to our room and that she would check in with us at 6pm to see how she was progressing. 45 minutes later, her contractions had quickly escalated and were only about 2 minutes apart and she was feeling the urge to push. I paged the nurse and we got her to the delivery room. Two large contractions later and Seth was born. She had not even been on the bed 5 minutes! The nurse delivered the baby because they had no time to get the doctor. We had been told that our third would come quicker than the first two, but we had no idea it would be this quick. Someone has already suggested that for our next child, we should just pitch a tent next to the hospital. I figured I would just deliver it myself, although Stacey might have some objections to that. I brought Stacey and Seth home from the hospital on Tuesday and they have been doing great since. Noah and Ella are very excited and wanting to tough him all the time.
While there were some things that they do differently here in Austria, we were so blessed with how smoothly things went. Although the nurses on duty did not speak much English, our German was enough to get by. There were no miscommunications! That is a miracle in itself, seeing as how I can't even buy donuts here without there being some kind of miscommunication. Our birthing experience here in Austria was definitely a pleasant one. Thank you all for your prayers, they were answered! Enjoy the pictures, I'm sure there will be many more to follow.
