Rulon Robert McCaul

Meet our newest addition to the McCaul home...Rulon (after Jason Rulon) Robert (after Jason's dad and granfather) McCaul! He was born November 5th at 1:58 pm weighing in at 7 lbs 13 ounces...20 inches long! WOW what a big baby. I felt bigger with this one so I had the DR measure me and compare to my measurements with Reddek at the same week and I was measuring basically the same and I weighed 1 lb less then when I delivered with Reddek so I thought he was going to be tiny like Reddek. He was born weighing 6 lbs 4 ounces only 18 inches long.
Well that morning we woke up about 5:30 called the hospital to see if they had a bed for me to go deliver in and they did so we showered got ready and arrived at the hopital about 7:00 am.
This is us getting excited to meet our new little man. I got the epidural about 10:30 am so I experienced a couple hours of labor then fell asleep. The nurse literally had to wake me up to check me and I was completely ready so they got the Dr there and we pushed for only 15 mins. My Dr is really good to have mom hold them right when they come out...so I was holding him while Jason cut the cord. I then got worried...he wasn't crying. I asked the Dr he said they were going to have someone from the NICU come take a look at him. So they didn't even really wash him off and the Dr from the NICU said they needed to take him up there probably for an hour or two. So they let me give him a kiss goodbye and they took my baby upstairs. Jason went with them...a few hours later we realized it was going to be a while. We went up to see him hooked up to this. They call it a C-PAP not really sure but it helps their lungs open up so they can breath better. Then they made it sound like they might have him through the night.

Jason and I should have rested why we didn't have our little man but we were a wreck. We finally went up to him about 11:30 pm to give him a blessing. Before that we decided we needed a name if we were going to give him a blessing...see we really do wait for the last moment. Which he chose the one I wanted my whole pregnancy! Rulon Robert McCaul:)


The next day we go up and see him like this! Sweet this little man will be coming with us soon. Well he regressed and they put him on a ventilator that bascially breaths for you so his lungs could have a rest.

Then we find out he has pneumonia so he was on an antibiotic for 7 days...this was turning into a long stay at the NICU instead of a couple hours.

Our little trooper continued to improve had to go back on cpap after the ventilator then on a little oxygen but he was getting healthier.
That 9 days he was in the Nicu was hard...trying not to ditch Reddek but being at the hospital as much as we could. Luckily we have great family around to help us out!


First bath in the NICU...he loved it!

FINALLY getting in his car seat to go home

These are my cute boys I get to see everyday:) I am so glad to all be together.
Thanks to everyone for their help...our little guy is doing much better he didn't even have to come home on oxygen. Now the sleepless nights start!!! But he is worth it we love him so much and so does his big brother.