The Cauwe Family: An Early Christmas Present

Nico Cauwe

December 7, 2008

10:46 a.m.

5 pounds, 11 ounces

19 inches long

Our precious boy couldn’t wait any longer and made his entrance into the world a few weeks early. Although tiny, he’s perfect and healthy, and the best Christmas present we could have asked for!

Birth story: On the evening of Saturday, Dec. 6^th, our wonderful friends in Austin threw us a baby shower, so earlier that day, I got my hair done, ran errands, and got ready for the shower. The shower was a blast, and that evening when I got home, I was exhausted. Nic and his buddies decided that they didn’t want the party to end, so they took the party to 6^th Street. (Ask Nic for his version of the story.)

At 1:30 a.m., I woke up with slight cramping but was able to go back to sleep until about 3:30 a.m. Around 4 a.m., I was having contractions that were 5 minutes apart. We called the hospital and they told us to go ahead and come in.

Because I thought I still had time before the baby arrived, I didn't have a hospital bag packed, so the packing began and we were off. I was admitted to the hospital a little before 6 a.m. and by 9 a.m., I was pushing. Things progressed so rapidly, that I didn't have an option for an epidural because by the time it would have taken effect, the baby would have been born. Thank goodness for yoga!

Nico came into this world bright-eyed and vocal. His cry was beautiful and it was love at first sight as he was placed on my chest.

Once Nico was born, we notified our friends and many thought it was a joke because they saw us the night before at the shower and there was no indication that I would be going into labor just a few hours later. Guess Nico sensed all the fun we were having and couldn’t wait to join us.

Here are some pics from Nico’s first two weeks: