Welcome Hunter!

Well the day has come Hunter Thomas Cummings was born on July 29 @ 9:50 pm @ San Ramon Regional. His weight was 7lb 4oz he was 21" long a true Cummings! (ha ha joke) Labor for me was not that bad ;-) now for Katherine i can't say the same thing , but she handled it with true grace and beauty. She started having contractions on Tuesday night and was up all night long with them, when 6am came along and it was time for her shot of blood thinner. (early on she had developed a blood clot) I was getting ready for work , when i asked if she had gotten any sleep ,she said she had not and was wondering if she should give herself the shot , I told her in my personnal opinion (I've watched a lot grays and hawthorne so i am pretty qualified) I

would not and let's call her doctor, so she did and she told her to go to the hospital to be monitored, so no work for me and off to the hospital. We were there for about an hour and a half when the nurse said that Katherine's doctor wanted to admit her, so i asked her"now this may be a dumb question but does this mean that when we leave here we will be leaving with a baby, the nurse replied " yes you will"! With Katherine on the blood thinners she had to wait till it was all out of her system before she could get an epidural which took about twelve hours so around 4:45 - 5 o'clock the anesthesiologist came in and and gave her what she really needed ,and it made the world of difference. At about 6 pm she was dilated to about 5 cm and they were giving her pitocin which they said could take a while to get her to 10 cm dilated . Well to cut to the chase she started pushing at 9 pm and beautiful little Hunter came in to the world at 9:50pm. Katherine and I were both pretty tired, her more than I obviously but we were both just really over joyed at the baby boy we created together. Our nurse Sharon was a great nurse with over 30 years of experience, she was tough yet encouraging and a great help. I cut the Umbilical Cord and was just so happy for my wife and new son. We are home now and just doing our thing trying to get adjusted. Thank you to everyone for the prayers, texts and the calls, Katherine and I for the weekend will be trying to get some rest her especially,but just wanted the world to see our son.

Love you all!

Billy

Baby Update

Today little Hunter and I had a check up which went very well. He is measuring up just right and his movement is right on track. We are just about 33 weeks now so we are getting very close. Our Dr has asked that any sign of contractions we call her immediately. In my case, we need to catch labor very early so I can stop giving my injections. I am still giving them once a day but in 3 weeks I will be giving them 3 times a day. This is actually good news because it means the medication will wear off in 8hrs rather than 24. Billy and I are very excited and just can't wait to meet out little guy!

Shower at the compound!

I'm a little behind on my blogs but almost 2 weeks ago now we enjoyed our baby shower at the compound, hosted by Robbie, Noelle, Allison, Shanna & Mary. It was amazing! The theme was sports so many guests participated by wearing there favorite sports apparel. Everyone worked so hard to make this day perfect for us and it showed. Here are some pictures of the day!

First Baby Shower 5/31/09

This weekend Dennis, Danita, Ashley & Hannah threw Billy and I a fantastic baby shower. We had such a great time! Here are a couple of pictures of everyone. The quilt was handmade by

Danita which is amazing and Billy is holding little Hunters very own personalized skateboard!

Katherine & Billy

Additions to lil H's room

We (actually katherine) added some new things to the room today. Just so you all know thunder is not allowed in the room any more, but he got in the car some how. :)

Billy

Here are a few pictures of little Hunters nursery.

I am really pregnant now! :)

Their is no denying that there is a baby growing at full speed inside of me. I am just about 27 weeks now and our little guy is so full of kicks and somersaults on a daily basis. According to my favorite book these days,"What To Expect When You're Expecting" the babys eyes are beginning to open and he has a heightened sense of sight and hearing. This would explain all the action I am feeling. Also, he graduates into a new growth chart this week, he is no longer measured from crown to rump, but rather from head to toe. To most people this means nothing but to knew parents like us, our baby is preparing to meet us and we could not be any more excited!

Love,
Katherine & Billy