Welcome to the "Play-by-Play" of the 4th pretty-much-annual Bustanoby Birth...
Amber was admitted to Stevens Hospital at 7:15 am.
Amber scores the big room # 713.
Collin drops kids off at "the Go To people" Dallas and Ava with Stacie Diffner; Reeser with Amber Mitchell
Collin arrives at hospital at 8:15am
Sheri sets Amber up with an IV at 8:18am
Amber's cranberry and 7-up is on its way...
Amber was admitted to Stevens Hospital at 7:15 am.
Amber scores the big room # 713.
Collin drops kids off at "the Go To people" Dallas and Ava with Stacie Diffner; Reeser with Amber Mitchell
Collin arrives at hospital at 8:15am
Sheri sets Amber up with an IV at 8:18am
Amber's cranberry and 7-up is on its way...
Dr. Spiro arrives at 9:15am...injecting blue gel to help bring about a natural bodily reaction
Dr. Spiro instructs Amber to stay off of her feet for an hour.
Spiro says cervix is soft, not thinned out yet...2 cm and approx 40% effaced
It's 9:19am
Amber feels something going on and the richter scale shows a little bump at 9:42am
Amber experiences some contractions without much pain.
Collin and Amber go for a walk at 10:27am
Amber looks hot in a hospital gown :)
Collin and Amber go to Burger King
Collin and Amber walk around the hospital 3 times
Collin and Amber arrive at room at 11:05am
Dr. Spiro comes in and gives second dose of blue gel at 12:16pm
Spiro says cervix is soft...approx 3-4 cm and approx 70% effaced. its 12:27pm
Collin goes to retrieve Amber's favorite pillows from home at 1:05pm
Amber loses "the infamous plug" at 1:33pm
27 Dresses is playing on the DVD player
Dr. Spiro comes in and gives third and final dose of blue gel at 2:36pm
Spiro checks and says cervix is still 3-4 cm (two fingers) and 70-80% effaced
Epidural is beginning to warm up in the bullpen in case Blue Gel leaves the bases loaded...
It's 2:40pm.
Amber is having regular contractions every minute
Amber registered a pain level of 5 on a scale of 1 to 10.
Dr. Solomon comes out of the bullpen and shuts down the pain with an efficient and accurate epidural at 3:47pm
Amber feels relief and her mood is much lighter
It's 3:55pm
Amber has "a tingly butt" at 3:59pm
Amber's water breaks at 4:32pm
Tom Cruise is on Oprah
Amber is experiencing level 5 pain despite the epidural
Amber pushes the button to release some more pain medicine
Sheri the nurse checks Amber and says the head is just sitting there
Amber is at 8 cm at 4:58pm
Sheri leaves room to get Dr. Spiro
Amber is 10 cm 5:07pm
The room is setup for delivery, except the main spotlight is malfunctioning, so a portable light has been brought in as a substitute
Dr. Spiro has changed his shoes and put on his glasses.
Amber feels the need to push
It's 5:11pm
The Bustanobys have a new addition to the family!
at 17:17 hospital time, on 5/05/08
a baby GIRL has been born,
weighing in at 7 lbs 9 oz and 19 inches
as of 5:47pm, this little player is to be named later...
Watch the blog for a survey and take part in deciding the name for this little one!!!
Collin: Honey are you sure this is our last one
Amber: Are you SERIOUS!!
Collin: At this moment.....Yes
Amber: Lord help me! Is my gifting a breeder?
And just an FYI- It would be spelled Norah :)
Ohhhh!! I'm so excited. Keep us posted!
ReplyDeleteme too!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Amber! This is exciting to be able to follow along. Does this mean that Steven's Hospital has wi-fi? I hope so, since I'll be there in a few months :)
ReplyDeleteyippee!
ReplyDeleteAs they say at WaMu
ReplyDeleteWHOO HOO!
Get a room!... oh wait, you have a room - aaahhhh!!! It's a good thing you can't get pregnant when you're already pregnant. Do I hear an AMEN to that?! :)
ReplyDeleteHow is Amber feeling? Any pain or pressure? She is definately progressing!! Don't forget to let good old Mom know!!!!
ReplyDeleteYAY!
ReplyDeleteA cinco de Mayo baby :)
Hope the labor and delivery go well, I'll be praying for you guys lots today!
I am anxiously following along at work. It will be a very happy Cinco de Mayo indeed. Love, Aunt Riesa
ReplyDeleteLove the play by play! I'm so excited!!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the play by play, this is So exciting!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea, I think I may have to do the same :)
ReplyDeleteepidurals are lovely things... I have a friend in Indiana who is in labor right now too... I'm just giddy with excitement as to which one is going to have their baby first! So is 27 Dresses a good movie to rent??
ReplyDeleteWe're praying for you all today...love that you are keeping us all posted! Can't wait to see who Bustanoby #4 is!!
ReplyDeleteHey Sara, Amber said she loves the competition and will push harder than ever!
ReplyDeleteCareful Collin. Don't dig yourself a hole or 6 weeks might turn into 12!!!
ReplyDeleteso exciting! I can't wait to see a picture of your new little one!
ReplyDeleteWell, my friend just had her baby, a boy named Drake... sorry Amber she won. You're so close as I'm typing this you probably will shoot that baby out! Can't wait!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm on pins and needles over here waiting to hear! Cinco de Mayo will have a new wonderful meaning - Baby 4's bday & Amber's Independence Day (rather than Mexico's!)
ReplyDeleteDid you notice that Amber and I posted almost the exact same message at the exact same time? Scary!
Ahh! The suspense is killing me! This is one of the most exciting days in blog world by far...I'm loving it!
ReplyDeleteCOngratulations!!! For the record I'd like to say I voted for a girl on the blog poll...Oh I'm SO very happy for you guys! I have a good guess at the name :) Can't wait for pictures!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo!!! Congratulations you guys! I can't wait to see the name poll :)
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! We are so excited for you guys! Liliana is excited to have a girlfriend to grow up with only 2 days younger than her! Can't wait to hear the name and meet this new little gal. Good job Amber (& Collin)!!!
ReplyDeleteWHAT?! YOu're not going to name your child for 6 days???!!!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, I was thinking the same thing :) how long are you going to keep the poll up?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Bustanoby family! I'm voting for Espn.....that's what happens when you leave things up to the power of the internet.
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful! I'm sticking with my name vote, she definitely looks like a Scarlett to me :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats again you guys!
She's beautiful! God has truly blessed you with 4 beautiful children!
ReplyDeleteReese Lilly and Drew don't have blogs but here are their votes.
ReplyDeleteReese- Nora
Lilly- Dora
Drew- Nora
PS- I did NO swaying what so ever. Honest truth!
I'm still waitng for Clints vote
Thank you all so much for your support. Go out and sip a virgin margarita for us! Hey...that's not a bad name, hold on, I'm going to add it to the poll!
ReplyDeletepsyyyche
She is BEAUTIFUL!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable!!!! Can,t wait to hold her!!!
ReplyDeleteAs well as you breed em I would say sure your gifting is a breeder :)
ReplyDeleteCarrie voted from our PC, but mine goes Nora. Or Espn.
ReplyDeletehow beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!! happy cinco de mayo to you!!!
ReplyDeleteTodd wants to know if you're going to be having margaritas at her first birthday? I'm drinking a congratulatory one for you all!!!! Yay!!! (Todd's drinking a White Russian - go figure...He was betting on something totally different apparently...)
ReplyDeletemy vote is for scarlett, thats such a cute name :)
ReplyDeleteShoot, go for an even 6! You guys are young and they literally just pop out and then Amber looks like she didn't even have one... so yes, 6 is a good number! Not to mention you have beautiful kids.
ReplyDeleteSara is a good name, if you want to add that one to the poll. I haven't voted yet... so it's Nora - without an h huh... hmmmmm big decision. I think I'll make my vote and I'm basing it on the fact that your Ava would be the only one in the house without a double letter in the name, although if you're considering having more I might have to rethink this....
Liam and I are just in shock at the idea of four, let alone any more than four, babies! Congratulations to you both! Its amazing how much can change in under five-short years!
ReplyDeleteReese is crafting and just brought me in two papers that she has been working on and said "this is for Nora and this is for Dallas"
ReplyDeleteNow what r u gonna do? :) LOL
Congratulations on a beautiful little girl!
ReplyDeleteyou should still name her Rocco...unless you want another one :)
ReplyDeleteRocco Scarlett Bustanoby /cough cough
Congrats! Poor Dallas, though. 3 sisters. Hope he likes Barbies.
ReplyDeleteSo how come Matt-ilda, Matt-lyn, Matt-alia, or Matt-iana didn't make the name list? I don't get it.
I voted for Nora, but the polls don't lie. I also voted for a boy. So in the up coming election, whoever I vote for will lose. Hmmmm.
Calah likes Scarlett, and Ellie likes Nora.
Collin, your wife just gave birth. Husband advice 101, don't breach the "lets have another one" topic so soon :).
Blessings,
Matt
I like it even better with the H!
ReplyDeleteTO EVERYONE READING THIS BLOG-
When I was on the phone with Collin earlier I asked about him wanting to keep going and he said "It just feels so good"
I'm sure it does Collin, since you're not the one pushing them out!!! LOL
Baby Girl Bustanoby is absolutly beautiful, named yet or not! What a emotional & spiritual journey... Amber you look great!! Another great job! I remember both of your name choices as ones you were interested in! I am ready to purchase more letters, so I will stay tuned for the final results! Are we allowed a write in name vote? If so I think Bree Bustanoby would be an easy 1st name with such a long last name & it would have your double letters:)
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS!!! And if Collin gets his way your job continues! We love you both! I mean we love all seis of you!!! Denise & Dad
YAY!!! Congratulations! Another Bustanoby Beauty! Dallas' friends are going to LOVE visiting his house in the future. :) I absolutely loved the play by play. We were supposed to be meeting the family for dinner (Mexican)at 5:15pm and it was killing me to leave my computer. I eventually did so I'm just now getting the final details. I love both names, though I did vote for Scarlett since I think it has come up for every child of yours. Does she have red hair? Can't wait to meet her!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to know that if the name is indeed Nora(h) that it is spelled with an 'H'... but the votes are leaning towards Scarlett. So are you really going to decide based on what the public says??! I don't believe it... Amber you look like super. I think "No Name" looks like the pictures of her sister Ava when she was born.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this fun day with us! :)
Reese was having a hard time going to sleep so I printed off the picture of the 3 of you and she feels much better :)She can't wait to meet her babysister!
ReplyDeleteClint votes Norah.
See you after MOPS :)
YAY! I love the play by play. So fun. Congrats to all of you.
ReplyDeleteCole was born in room 713 as well. Love it!
I vote for Tami - It is such a nice name
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anonymous ;) we value your opinion.
ReplyDeleteHmm...I wonder who anonymous is :)
ReplyDeleteGee, I leave my house for two hours and you have a book here. I can't vote, I like them both.
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!!!
So cute! We are so excited for you. Steve votes for Victor Wooten.... Don't ask... I love the names you pick, can't wait to meet her. Much love, The Balees
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a friend of Christies (well, to-be-sis-in-law) and she told us to come see your new addition!!!
What a beautiful baby!
So glad that labor went well!!!
I'm expecting our 4th in 5 years this august, so it looks like we have much in common! I'll have to check back often!
Blessings,
Tarena
OK, I voted...Scarlett! I know, I know...I love the name Norah, I mean shoot, I almost named my last one Norah, so it's not that i don't like the name, obviously. I just think Scarlett suits you guys and your new little one. And I think once you put the name with the baby, then no other name could suit her. So seeing that Amber has liked this name for quite some time, I think it is high time you use it! :) So there you have it, whether you wanted "it" or not! ;)
ReplyDeleteAre you up for visitors? Are you going home today?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations from Uncle Steve & Aunt Riesa!! I vote for Scarlett. It sounds like someone with lots of personality that likes to have fun. So excited to meet her. Collin, with 3 girls you may need to visit us at the shop for something to scare off the boys!! Love you all! Aunt Riesa & Uncle Steve
ReplyDeleteYes, I will have three 50 caliber machine guns mounted on the roof laying down suppressing fire when Reese turns twelve. Do you have any in your shop?
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