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Steven R. Rowland

Katherine Marie and Christopher Ray Rowland
are proud to announce the birth of their first child

Steven Taimur Ray Rowland

on Wednesday, December 11, 1996
at Ten Eleven p.m.

Weight: 10 lb., 1.7 oz.
Height: 22½ in.


About My Birth
  • I had Apgar scores of 7 and 9
  • Mom went into labor at about 4:15 p.m. on December 10
  • Mom was admitted to Methodist Hospital about 7:30 p.m.
  • Mom was admitted to the High Risk Maternal Care unit because of her high blood pressure
  • The doctor broke my amniotic sac at 3:15 a.m. on December 11
  • Mom was completely dilated and she started pushing at 4:30 p.m.
  • By 9:00 p.m. Mom was still pushing, but I wasn't making any progress
  • Dr. Star had to deliver me by Cesarean section because I was such a large baby and I was lying on my left side
Before My Birth
  • My parents heard my heartbeat for the first time on April 29, 1996
  • You can listen to my heartbeat from May 28th, 1996! (33K WAV format | 33K AU format)
  • My parents felt me move for the first time on July 8, 1996
  • My parents took Bradley Method® classes so that my birth would go smoothly.
  • My heartbeat was about 130-140 bpm on September 3, 1996
  • The doctor thought I should have been born on November 23, but Mom and Dad knew I wasn't quite ready to be born then
  • The birth plan for my birth (don't read if you're squeamish)