The Newest Terry Family Member

So after much adieu....here is the newest member of the Terry Family. Jacob Mical Terry was born April 7, 2010 at 1:03 am. He was 6 lbs 12 oz and was 19 3/4 inches long. He and Kristi are both very healthy and very happy.

Here is how it all happened.... Kristi was having contractions on Monday evening/night. We timed those contractions at about 5 min apart at their closest and they subsided as the night went on. We decided that we would go to sleep on Monday night rather than call the doctor since the contractions had started to subside. I told Kristi to call the doctor on Tuesday morning if the contractions were still happening with any regularity; they were so she called the doctor and he asked her to come in and let them check her progress. Once in they found that she had dilated to almost a 4 and that she was having some problems with her blood pressure. In order to not have any problems they asked to keep her and induce labor by breaking her water. We agreed that this was the safest course of action and gave our consent.

The doctor broke her bag of waters at about 1:00 pm in the afternoon on April 6th. Kristi received medication to help with the pain at about 4:00 pm. Finally by about 11:00 pm she was dilated to a 10 and ready to start pushing. She began pushing at 11:00 pm and baby Jacob finally pushed through at 1:03 am on April 7th.

Kristi did such a great job with the birth and really bore down when she needed that extra something. Jacob is very lucky to have such an amazing mother! Kristi has since started her recovery and is starting to move around more and more as the day goes on. Keep her in your prayers. I know that she will recover quickly.

We are so thankful for the successful delivery and for the Lord keeping His hand over us during this process. Jacob is a blessing that we can not even fathom yet. I can tell by looking at him that he is a special spirit and he will teach us many things. There are so many things that can potentially go wrong in these situations and it is always such a miracle when it all happens the way it should. We are thankful for a healthy baby boy! Welcome to our family Jacob! We love you so much already!