http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116 Where to start?  As I write this my wife and I are enjoying our last quiet night for at least a few months.   Our two year old daughter has just gone to bed, her last night as an only child.  In less than 12 hours we will be at the hospital awaiting the arrival of our second child, a little boy, via C-section.   The pregnancy for us has gone as good as I could have asked.  We have had a few visits to the hospital for pre-labor contractions but were told they were caused by stress and dehydration and sent home after a few hours.   My wife is visibly and audibly nervous about her upcoming surgery and I can hardly blame her, she is undergoing significant surgery in just a few hours.   Our daughter was born via C-section after 23 hours of labor and two hours of hard pushing.  She just was not going to make it via the birth canal.  So, from what I understand, doctors usually recommend C-sections for subsequent children.  And that is how we find ourselves in this situation tonight.    I must say I am somewhat relieved that there is a plan this time and everything will be on a schedule as opposed to the chaos and not knowing when and what is going to happen next.   But unlike last time we have a two-year-old little girl to worry about and make sure she is ok while we are at the hospital.  There is a lot to think about tonight and still some last minute tasks to complete.   Wish me luck!  -D- Where to start?  As I write this my wife and I are enjoying our last quiet night for at least a few months.   Our two year old daughter has just gone to bed, her last night as an only child.  In less than 12 hours we will be at the hospital awaiting the arrival of our second child, a little boy, via C-section.   The pregnancy for us has gone as good as I could have asked.  We have had a few visits to the hospital for pre-labor contractions but were told they were caused by stress and dehydration and sent home after a few hours.   My wife is visibly and audibly nervous about her upcoming surgery and I can hardly blame her, she is undergoing significant surgery in just a few hours.   Our daughter was born via C-section after 23 hours of labor and two hours of hard pushing.  She just was not going to make it via the birth canal.  So, from what I understand, doctors usually recommend C-sections for subsequent children.  And that is how we find ourselves in this situation tonight.    I must say I am somewhat relieved that there is a plan this time and everything will be on a schedule as opposed to the chaos and not knowing when and what is going to happen next.   But unlike last time we have a two-year-old little girl to worry about and make sure she is ok while we are at the hospital.  There is a lot to think about tonight and still some last minute tasks to complete.   Wish me luck!  -D- en-us Good luck, D!  Sounds like you're super stoked :-) http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77911 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77911 Good luck, D!  Sounds like you're super stoked :-) Good Luck!!! Speaking from experience the second child changes everything.. Here is some advice… 1) Make sure when you have visitors to see the newborn they bring your daughter a gift of some sort and spend time with her before seeing the newborn. 2) Make sure your daughter doesn’t try to feed the newborn plastic toys when your not looking..… http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77912 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77912 Good Luck!!! Speaking from experience the second child changes everything.. Here is some advice… 1) Make sure when you have visitors to see the newborn they bring your daughter a gift of some sort and spend time with her before seeing the newborn. 2) Make sure your daughter doesn’t try to feed the newborn plastic toys when your not looking..… How exciting for you all! Can't wait to see the little man :) -karri http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77913 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77913 How exciting for you all! Can't wait to see the little man :) -karri Good luck and congratulations! Keep us posted!    :) http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77917 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77917 Good luck and congratulations! Keep us posted!    :) Good luck! It's nice to have a dad here! I'm sure everything will go fine and smooth. I'm happy for your wife that she gets to skip all the labor this time. http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77920 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77920 Good luck! It's nice to have a dad here! I'm sure everything will go fine and smooth. I'm happy for your wife that she gets to skip all the labor this time. Good luck .. sounds like your wife and I have similar birthing experiences.  Good luck and let us know how it goes! http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77927 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77927 Good luck .. sounds like your wife and I have similar birthing experiences.  Good luck and let us know how it goes! Ummm - oops - I meant BIG guy!!! ;-) http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77933 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77933 Ummm - oops - I meant BIG guy!!! ;-) visably and audibly nervous?? I should have read this before you posted it. I love you anyways. Thanks for being an amazing support for me the past few days. I wouldn't have made it without you. http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77968 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/D/8116/#c_77968 visably and audibly nervous?? I should have read this before you posted it. I love you anyways. Thanks for being an amazing support for me the past few days. I wouldn't have made it without you.