Nathaniel Stuart Terry

Well at 3pm this afternoon we had our first baby boy. They started Crystal on inducing at 5am, but she could never get past a 4 and the baby was showing signs of trauma so the doctor decided to go ahead and do a C-section. Crystal was disappointed but a healthy baby is more important so it has worked out well. He came in weighing 8 lb 11 oz. Not the biggest but close enough. Both mom and baby are doing well. The girls were excited and kept petting his hair. Ironic that the girls came out with no hair and he comes in with hair.

BABY DATE

Well it seems almost certain now that on May 28th they are going to go ahead and induce. We are slowly getting things ready for the new arrival. Today Crystal had her what we thought last appointment before Wedn. but it seems the 27th will be the last. The good news from the doctor is that everything still has kept the same as far as fluid from her previous appt. but she doesn't think the baby is as big as the ultrasound specialists has calculated. The doctor said that she tends to be higher in her calc than what actually comes out. So it looks like the boy will not be a ten pounder. The girls are getting excited. We have decided to call him Nathaniel which is an ancestors name on Stuart's. Crystal just wanted to thank everyone for there gifts at her shower on the 17th and was greatful for Stuart's Mom and sister, Katie, for coming down and the wonderful gifts we received from friends and family. The girls had a blast playing with Maddie and Jack, even though Jack had to play princess with the girls, but they did go swimming and had lots of fun with their cousins.

BABY UPDATE

Well a nice update is in order. Crystal had another ultrasound on Wednesday. Baby is still doing good now up to 6'6oz with fat cheeks notice by the pictures. Things were developing nicely. Unfortunately there are some complications. Crystal has been diagnosed with palindromes, which means that there is too much amniotic fluid which can lead to a number of things, namely early labor or worse stillborn. So now she has to go in twice a week for the remainder of the pregnancy. The doctor put her on taking it easy rest not officially bed rest, and told her to quit work. Well she went back to work the following day and they told her not to come back. She was going to give them a few days to find someone to replace her, but for insurance reasons the daycare told her that they didn't want to be held liable. She went in Friday for the baby and Crystal to be monitored. Everything checked out and they are still unsure what is causing the excess fluid. Well to more upbeat news. Katiana is doing a lot better with potty training. She still has a hard time going number 2. She sleeps most nights without wearing a diaper so she has caught on well. Eliza is upset because she can't go to school anymore. She loved going there to see her friends. It will be tough for her until she starts kindergarten in the spring.