Second Week in Daejeon - Welcome Edan

Wei Halmoni Denise and Wei Halobagi Mushroom (Grandma and Grandad) holding Edan right after his birth. See the wonderful story below.

Bonnie at her prenatal visit the afternoon prior to the beginning of her labor. Here, she is being prepped for the last ultrasound. Bonnie couldn’t believe her abdomen was that distended until she saw this photo. Dr. Choi then told Bonnie, during an internal exam than she was already 2.5 centimeters dialated! Dr. Choi manually stretched the cervix, and sent her home. Shortly afterward, her water broke, contractions started, and Jiho, Mushroom and I returned with Bonnie to downtown Daejeon to start the labor process at the hospital!

Dr. Choi took a special interest in her very brave patient. Bonnie was reading her reference books up until she started pushing. Dr. Choi made frequent checks on her, as you see in this photo of Bonnie laying on the exercise ball in an attempt to relieve intense back pain. Dr. Choi told Bonnie at her follow up visit the next day how much respect she had for Bonnie and her mighty effort during the completely natural birthing process.

Mushroom played his didgeridoo for over 3 hours to help Bonnie focus on other things besides the pain of pushing, while I coached and Jiho supported her from 8:30 p.m. until Edan arrived at 11:18 p.m. I don’t know how many times we counted to 15 on the pushing, before the nurse told her to go to the count of 20. Then, as Edan was crowning, there was no counting, just deep breaths and pushing, pushing, pushing…!
We were never so happy to see a baby cry - he didn’t breathe for several seconds after his birth. Dr. Choi smacked his feet and back several times to get him to take his first breath. When he finally let out his first cry, we all were overjoyed! I cried, and I think I wasn’t alone with the relief of seeing this new life enter the world!
Halmoni and Halobagi Yoon and new Dad Jiho showing off their newest family member.











The Montoya and Yoon families join you in welcoming Edan Isu Yoon! Edan was born on Great Uncle Cass’s birthday 2/20/06 (2/19 American date), at 11:18 p.m., and weighed in at 7 pounds 9 ounces. He was 22 inches long, a slender baby, and he’s perfect in everyway!