Colton Andrew Banks made a FAST and grand entrance on June 30, 2010! I started having contractions at 8:30 on Wednesday night, got to the hospital around 9:45 and then he arrived at 10:20 pm with NO time for an epidural; much to my dismay! When we arrived, I was already dilated to an 8 and ten minutes later, I was at a 10. We made the nurses scramble, for sure! If you have the option of an epidural or not, I would say EPIDURAL all the way!!! Colton was a tiny 5 lbs. 6 oz. Since he was so tiny he couldn't keep his temperature up and his blood sugar was low so they put him in the NICU for 24 hours. He regulated himself fairly quickly and we got to go home last night (Friday). We are now doing well and resting a lot. The other kids sure love their new baby brother. They are treating him well! We love our little man Colton!!
Colton in his "pod" in the NICU with all his wires and cords
Getting ready to go home!
Proud sister! Syd is SUCH a help, and is SO in love with Colton
Wes wants to hold Colton all the time and make sure he is okay
Lando loves to poke and hold Colton. He calls him CoCo
Colton's first photo shoot at home!
13 comments:
I LOVE these pics! they are so precious... and that colton is so cute and tiny! i love that lando calls him coco! :) i bet sydney thought she died and went to heaven! hope all is well over there!
Holy crap! So stinkin' cute! Our kids were the same way when we brought Cassiah home! Yes you have FOUR kids, but the older ones especially can help SO MUCH! LOVE IT!
Crud Shannon, you have the cutest kids ever! Colton is no exception.
So Colton and Afton have a special "hospital" bond. They have almost identical stories.
And I would have to agree on the epidural, although I can't speak from experience.
Sooo soooo cute!!! I want a turn holding him. Love all the pics, especially the one of Landon holding him.
Congrats!!! Glad he's here safe and sound. Get lots of rest momma!
I'm so happy to see pictures. Your kids ARE so dang cute!!! I'm glad coco is doing well and hope you are too, Shan! lOve you
Suzie
He's so CUTE!! Another cousin for me to try to keep track of. It's hard being the oldest grandkid :P
Congrats! I love all of his dark hair. Enjoy the new arrival and sweet spirit he brings.
Congrats! Glad everyone is doing well!
Congrats Banks'!!!!
Ryan has a similar story to Colton and Afton (except the size.) He was born 40 minutes after we arrived at the hospital.
i love the pix and i am so excited for you! i am so proud of you for not dying without an epideral. i am pretty sure i would've just died.
Cute Shoonie! Does he look like Wes did as a baby? I seem to remember him looking like that. Congrats!
Congrats! He is so tiny! We had a growth scan on our baby today and she is already 6lbs. 15oz. Huge conpared to him and still holding out!
Hope you get a lot of sleep and everyone adjusts well. He is adorable!
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