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celebratoryTopic: Cash
Well young Johnathon Cash Tilton arrived on what better day than a Friday. Who doesn't like getting Cash on Friday - the traditional payday? He was born August 10, 2007 at 12:47pm weighing 8 pounds and 5 ounces; 21 inches in length.
The day before they admitted Sarah citing that they felt that the baby was starting to stress and so they wanted to induce labor. So Thursday night they tried to induce the easy way. That did not take hold so they gave her an injection to bring on hard labor that morning. It did not take long and the baby was born early afternoon.
We visited the first night. We passed up one room where there was a bit of a situation going on. One young man was stating that "he was the father and he had every right to be here." Meanwhile a woman, apparently the Mother of the mom to be, "Was stating that I have more of right to be here than you." There was some other statements and then I heard something about "I have my own camera you can stuff yours up your ...." That baby will have an interesting childhood.
At Chad and Sarah's room it was not quite as dramatic. Although the nurse was a bit patronizing. Sarah had wanted to have the baby at her house. But with the stress on the baby she was now in the hospital and not happy about it. The nurse must have said about a dozen times that "We are sorry that you aren't having the baby at home, but for the safety of the baby we are doing it here." After hearing it for the umpteenth time, it got old. Sarah finally got another nurse who did a better job of explaining what they were doing and why - with out the condescending comments.
I arrived the next day over lunch to see what was up. Sarah was dilated 8 centimeters and so I decided to stick around for the fireworks. The baby was delivered in short order. Later I thanked Chad and Sarah for making it so easy for me. The hospital was 5 minutes away from work, the delivery was over my lunch so I was able to just extend lunch hour, snap a few pictures, and head back to work. One of the folks here at work stated that it must the German in him that made him so punctual.
He does have the Tilton nose. Becky thinks he looks a lot like Chad when he was a newborn. It is hard for me to say, to me all babies look alike. Anyway the new family is at home now. Chad is taking a week off to help care for Sarah and the baby.
