Party of 4!

What a day!  We have been on high alert these past few weeks.  Baby #2 had a due date of Dec 25th, but his bro came out 2 weeks early so we thought the same would happen for this one.  Time ticked by...many sleepless nights were had...but nothing!

Cherise went to the doc's office today for a check up and upon examination, she was surprised to feel the head!  Turns out she was 4cm dilated but did not feel anything.  She scheduled us to check in to Ronald Reagan Hospital at 3pm on 12/23/11.  I went back to work, picked up a few things, told everyone the eagle was about to land and then took off.  Figures this kid would come out during vacation time!  I lost out on some extra time off!  I will find it in my heart to forgive him someday.

After we checked in, and some initial screening, some of the nurses and doctors actually thought that Cherise was not having contractions and were going to send her home...but after another exam, it turns out she was now 7cm dilated!  All the confusion was over the fact that she was in no pain at all and did not feel the contractions, so they thought she was not in labor.  In fact, she did not really feel any pain, got the epidural in right away and was in zero pain until maybe an hour before active labor.  Oh, and we had the same nurse (Wendy) from our last delivery here!  What a coincidence! 

The last problem child started active labor at 6:30pm and popped out at a little after 9pm.  This time around active labor started at 12:04am on 12/24/11 and he shot right out at 12:26am with no complications at all!  What a huge difference this time around!  Sounds like we'll be able to go home today and be home in time for Christmas.  The day is just beginning and the sleepless first week has just begun.  

Welcome to the world Kai Bryan Jung!  We know you can't choose your parents, but we're happy and excited that you joined the family!

He looks like a little burrito in that picture!  I can't believe I already forgot how small they are!