Tanner Bradley Hobson

SURPRISE! We had our baby! Tanner Bradley Hobson was born on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 2:11 p.m. He weighed 4 lbs 1 oz and was 17 1/2 inches long. I know that seems pretty small, but it's actually a pretty good size for being 2 months early. Yup, he was a BIG surprise!



I had the flu that weekend and on Sunday morning (Father's Day) I started having contractions. I called Labor and Delivery several times both Sunday and Monday and they told me that I was probably dehydrated and that I should lie down and drink a lot of water. I decided I could hold off going in until my doctors appointment on Tuesday morning. When I arrived, I went straight to Labor and Delivery where they immediately started monitoring me. During each contraction, the baby's heart rate would drop and before I knew it, I had several doctors and nurses in my room. They started putting in an IV, doing an ultrasound and preparing to take me into the OR. It turns out I was already dialated to an 8! Aaron was next door at Costco feeding the kids lunch so I had to call our friend Ally to see if she could come take the kids so Aaron could join me during the delivery. Thank goodness for wonderful friends! She was there in no time and Aaron made it over in time to give me a blessing. It all happened so fast. I ended up having to have another C-Section, but this time under general anesthetic. I was NOT excited about having to be put under, but it was definitely the best thing for the baby. I was so happy to wake up and have Aaron, Stacey and my kids right there beside me. Stacey says I said a lot of crazy things, but I must have still been out, because I don't remember any of it!



Tanner is doing really well for being born so early. He was on oxygen for a couple of days, but is breathing room air now. He still has some apnea (he forgets to breathe) but the nurses say that is so common with preemies, and for the last few days he has been able to recover on his own without any stimulation. His feedings are up and the nurses are fortifying his milk with 24 calorie packs to fatten him up. He is being well taken care of at the Intermountain Medical Center NICU. He is such a good baby and we can't wait to have him come home! We're not sure when exactly that will be, but we are still really excited.



I want to apologize to all my friends and family who just recently found out or didn't even know I was pregnant. I'm so sorry! I thought I still had time to spread the good news!