I finally had time to sit down and write about Turk's birth!
I went into labor with Nola naturally, but decided to get induced with Turk for several reasons. The main was that it was just easier to plan it so that my parents could come up and stay with Nola. We also have a lot to celebrate during the month of December, so I wanted to make sure he had his own day. We picked the 10th, which was the day before our five year wedding anniversary. The day before the induction I got a special surprise by my very romantic husband. It started with the head speech coach (I'm the assistant) asking me to go over a script in my office. We read though a very funny script he had written about a girl trying to find love who ends up speed dating (that's how I met Robert). Towards the end of the script Robert came into my office and played one of the speed daters. I was so surprised! He gave me a mother's ring and took me out for dinner and a movie. It was very sweet and a great way to celebrate our anniversary a few days early!
The day of Turk's birth was pretty uneventful- except for the fact that it ended with a new human. We had to be at the hospital at 6 so Robert's sister spent the night so that my parent's didn't have to wake up super early. We got to the hospital and they got me all set up. I barely slept the night before and was too nervous to eat much in the morning.
I went into labor with Nola naturally, but decided to get induced with Turk for several reasons. The main was that it was just easier to plan it so that my parents could come up and stay with Nola. We also have a lot to celebrate during the month of December, so I wanted to make sure he had his own day. We picked the 10th, which was the day before our five year wedding anniversary. The day before the induction I got a special surprise by my very romantic husband. It started with the head speech coach (I'm the assistant) asking me to go over a script in my office. We read though a very funny script he had written about a girl trying to find love who ends up speed dating (that's how I met Robert). Towards the end of the script Robert came into my office and played one of the speed daters. I was so surprised! He gave me a mother's ring and took me out for dinner and a movie. It was very sweet and a great way to celebrate our anniversary a few days early!
The day of Turk's birth was pretty uneventful- except for the fact that it ended with a new human. We had to be at the hospital at 6 so Robert's sister spent the night so that my parent's didn't have to wake up super early. We got to the hospital and they got me all set up. I barely slept the night before and was too nervous to eat much in the morning.
Ready to meet this kid!
The IV took three tries and the epidural took two, apparently I got stuck with all of the new people. I almost passed out after the second attempt at the IV, no sleep and an empty stomach were mostly to blame. Then, about an hour before he was born my epidural stopped working, so I got to feel everything! There was a lot of screaming, but luckily it went quick!
Turk Howard Danner
Born December 10, 2015 at 4:15 pm
9 lbs 2 oz, 20 3/4 inches long
We had more trouble naming him then we did with Nola. Nola's middle name is Jane, which is a family name on Robert's side, so we wanted to use a family name on my side for one of his names. My name requirements have always been that it needs to be easy to say when read and easy to spell when heard. I also like unique, shorter names. Turk is my Grandmother's maiden name and fit my requirements. Robert wasn't so sure about it but came around about a month before he was born. Because it was my first choice, I told Robert he could pick the middle name and the night before his birth he decided on Howard, which is a family name on his dad's side. I think it's a good, strong name with a fun nickname (Nola calls him Turkey).
Nola was SOOOOO excited to meet her little brother. She came up with my parents the day after he was born to meet him. She giggled a lot, just laughed and laughed. It was pretty cute.
Robert's family also came to visit!
The hospital stay was really nice. When it's your second kid they kind of leave you alone. We didn't mind, plus they had a hot turkey sandwich that was delicious! We stayed two nights (it was a very romantic anniversary) and headed home Saturday afternoon.
Heading home!
It's been almost a month and we are getting the hang of our new family of four. Nola is still in love and so are we!
