Since we are moving to California, it seemed like a good idea to start a blog so everyone can see what we are up to, and so we can post pictures of Tiago as he grows. I will start with the story of his birth, since that's where his story really begins, and we will try to keep updating from there. Tiago was actually due on March 15th, which would have been an interesting birthday, the Ides of March . We were also thinking that St. Patrick's Day would be a good birthday for a part-Irish baby. But at some point, he decided that he preferred to be born in February. Which was a surprise. And, as it turned out, it was ok with me, since the time of comfortable resting was long gone. I wonder if he will be surprising me for the rest of my life. Probably. I also wonder if he's also going to be chronically early, like his Dad. Probably...
Jaime had been in town for a long weekend in February to get the condo ready to sell. He flew back to California on Wednesday morning, spent the weekend in Bakersfield with some of his relatives, and got back to Long Beach and went to work on Monday morning. I went to work as usual on Monday morning, looking forward to my last week of work. At 10:30 AM, I was in a meeting with someone about a current project, and my water broke. I sent Jaime a text to tell him that he should start working on getting back to Houston, called my doctor, and headed to her office. She confirmed that I was definitely in labor, and sent me on to the hospital. I did drive myself, and have had lots of people weigh in and tell me that probably I shouldn't have. But it made sense at the time, and was very practical. By 1 PM I was checked into the hospital and in bed, waiting for baby to arrive.
I wasn't really ready to be at the hospital, so I had to call my aunt and sister-in-law to ask for some help, packing a bag and bringing it to the hospital, and keeping me company until Jaime was able to get there. He had been in training from 6 - 8 AM, then headed to the airport when he got my message. He arrived in Houston at 5:30 PM and his brother got him to the hospital at 6:30 PM. Tiago Colin Villatoro was born at 9:11 PM, healthy and with no complications. He was 6 lb, 13 oz, and 19.5 inches long.
I expected him to have more hair based on what we had seen on the ultrasounds, but he's easier to clean this way! We had tons of family at the hospital for support and to welcome him into the world, which was wonderful, and a big part of the reason I stayed in Texas until he was born. We were in the hospital for a few days after, and Jaime stayed in Houston for about 2 weeks helping me to adjust before he headed back to California.
