Dillon James Von Gunten - 8lbs 2oz, 21 inches

Daddy's little Football Star

He already threw his 1st pass

(pacifier that is, we were very impressed!)

The Happy Family of 4

I love my sweet angels!

The Proud Daddy!

He has his ears, toes, and eyes!

Three's a crowd?

Grandma Von Gunten came up and took care of Kaitlyn while we were in the hospital. Then even took her down to Utah to play with her cousins for the weekend and give us some much needed rest.

The Birth Story

He finally came, but with his own agenda. On Monday the 9th I went in for a non-stress test. They hooked me up to a monitor that tracted my contractions and his heart rate. After about an hour they said they needed more time because everytime I had a contraction his heart rate went down. I began to worry and called James asked him to get Kaitlyn from a friends house. He took her back to work with him (which is pretty much across the street from the hospital). And I went to radiology for an Ultra-sound. They discovered my fluid was low, but everything else looked good. My mid-wife came back and said that they would like to enduce me and that the only doctor that would enduce me as a VBAC (vaginal birth after C-section) would stay on and postpone his family vacation. At 7pm they broke my water. At 9pm they started me on Pectocin and by 4 am I was dialted to a 4. The doctor and midwife came back in and watched as I progressed to a 6 around 6am. But there concerns grew as his heart rate continued to drop after each contraction. Earlier I had explained the chart to James and what the lines and everything meant, so he says he was watching that like a box score update. After trying every possible position and even adding more fluid around him, things weren't looking good so both the doctor and midwife advised a Cesarean birth. I was a little disappointed, but I was proud of myself for even trying and getting as far as I did with out pain med. From there on out everything happened so quickly. And at 6:59 am, June 10th Dillon was born. He had to be taken to the NICU because he swallowed maconium, but was with us soon. His head was a little mis-shapened from being in the birth canal, and the doctor had to use the vacuum to get his head out. But other than that he is our perfect buddle of joy.