Caden Andrew Harris

Caden Andrew Harris arrived on Monday, May 25th 2009 at 3:43pm. He weighs in at 7 pounds 13 ounces and is 20 inches long. He has a full head of thick black hair and he has beautiful blue eyes!

Caden's Birth Story
Sunday night at 11pm I felt like something was going on so I called our Doula, Nickie Tilsner and explained how I was feeling and what had happened. She suggested I call my doctor and she said to go to the hospital. We packed our bags and headed to the hospital. When I arrived, they checked me and I was already 4cm dilated, so they decided to check me into a labor and delivery room. Around 1:30am we were ready and in our L & D room. I slept on and off for about 4 hours until 5:30 am. Then the contractions started to pick up as I headed into the active phase of labor. I was 6 cm dilated around 8:00 am. My mom arrived from Oregon about 8:30 am and our Doula, Nickie, was at the hospital just a few minutes later.

I decided to have an all natural, medication free birth. It was definitely the most intense experience of my life. It took me about 8 hours to get through the first stage of labor. Wow, it's amazing what a woman's body is meant to do. After the first stage, I went into transition which felt like it lasted forever, but it was probably about 90 minutes (those contractions were the most intense). Finally, I reached the second stage of labor (also known as pushing) and after just over an hour, Caden Andrew Harris emerged at 3:43pm. It was certainly one of the most exhilerating feelings of my life. Becoming a parent for the first time is an experience that is hard to describe with words (Chris agrees). Pictures to follow very shortly.

p.s. (Chris here) Jamie was awesome through out the whole process. I am so proud of her as she remained strong throughout the entire day. I felt exhausted by the time he arrived and I hadn't done any work--she was amazing.