Monday, December 3, 2012

Brayden and Cooper

Brayden Robert Stidolph was 6 lbs. 19.25" born naturally after 2 hours pushing at 2:28 am and Cooper Cheston Stidolph was 6.2lbs. 18.5" born by c-section at 3:09 am! Cooper was not responding and had to be raced to the infant recovery room to start breathing and get his heart rate back. Brayden and I waited until the nurses rushed to revive him. Now they are both extremely healthy and feeding properly:) After 23 hours of labor and surgery Stacy is recovering well! Can't wait for everyone to meet them!!! More Stories to come later.
Stacy Excited to be in Labor!

Little did she know what was ahead! 

I played nurse all day/night

Happy to be together!

2 cm one hour...empty bladder and fully dilated less than 4 hours later.  Entered operating room at 12:20

Brayden and I waiting for Cooper to come into the room!

Finally Cooper recovered and we spent some time together before heading to see Mommy!

10 minutes after Cooper got his heart rate back and started breathing again!

Finally we are together again!  

Gram gets her first look!

This is what Chet looks like @ 5:00 in the morning!  He looked content! 

Pa Pa getting his chance!

Finally... her first grandchild!  

Stacy recovering with grandparents by her side!  They flew from Tennessee in 6 hours!  Amazing!

Chet wouldn't give them up!

Mommy getting to meet the boys for the first time! 

Cooper's first bottle!  They are doing great with breastfeeding now!  

Brayden on the left and Cooper on the right starting to wake up! 

Great Grandma and Great Aunt Kathy soaking in the cuddles!

Darin and Kyla practicing...they look like they are ready:)

Mommy getting some alone time with the boys!

Then I jumped into the picture

The visitor party started with Robbie, Robin, Hannah, and Chelsea rub'n in some loves 




Grandpa meeting the boys for the first time!  

They stayed asleep even with dad tossing them around! He'll be great! 

Pa Pa taking it in double doses!  

Grandpa and Grandma taking in their first grandchildren! 

Brayden and Cooper staying quiet while in the same crib!  

13 comments:

  1. Loved looking through these pictures!! Way to go, team! Such precious little ones. Can't wait to meet them someday!

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  2. Thanks for the update and all the pictures! Wish we could be there to see them in person! We are so happy for guys! Congrats again!!! :)

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  3. Thanks for the photos...can just feel all the love and excitement! So happy they are here and such handsome, healthy little fellas!

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  4. Congrats to all of you!!!! They look like keepers!!!

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  5. Yaaaaaaaaay!!! I am SO excited you posted pictures and all the stories. Thanks so much :) You have some absolutely handsome little boys. They sure know how to make an entrance. : ) I hope that you and Stacy can get some rest and just enjoy those sweet little boys to the fullest. I adore the names and am so wishing I was nearby to come cuddle them. A big congrats to everybody! So fun to see everyone enjoying them!

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  6. Congratulations Nate and Stacy. You all look like pros handling the 2 boys, even the grandmas and grandpas. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. AW--Nate and Stacy--Thanks so much for sharing! Such love radiates from the pictures! Great Auntie shed some tears of joy!! Your boys are beautiful!

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  8. Love the pictures and faces of joy:) Jamie H. tells me that her twins were always happiest when in the same crib together! Put a fussy baby in with the other baby and it always calmed them. Happy days ahead!

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  9. So wonderful to be here with you and those precious, precious boys. No words can adequately express the feelings of that day/night, but you did a wonderful job in posting this!

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  10. Ohhhh, they're just precious! They sure look different..but they also look so much alike. They are both such beautiful babies.

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  11. Such joy....thanks for sharing your journey! It's going to be fun to watch them grow and develop...we are so thrilled for you. AND for the new grandparents!! Hugs, Donna & John

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  12. Congratulations to your wonderful family! Sounds like they made their entrance exciting so say the least!! Get lots of rest and enjoy every minute as it goes by so fast!!

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  13. Congrats!!!!!! Beautiful babies. So special to have so much family there.

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