He’s here!

Hi there – Ken here.  Julie’s not quite up to blogging right now, so the duty falls to me. 

First, some pictures:

Yesterday Julie began having hints that the baby was coming soon, so I spent most of the day trying to figure out when I could put it on my calendar.  (Type-A personality trait, I guess.)  Julie didn’t feel like she was progressing at all, and told my Mom to have a good night sleep because nothing was going to happen.

At about 2:40 this morning Julie began rubbing my back.  As I woke up, I thought, “Gee, that feels nice, but I’ve got meetings at Church starting at 7:00.”  So I thanked her for the nice back rub, thinking she’d get the hint and I could get a few more hours sleep before Bishopric meeting.  She asked if I’d like to call my Mom. My  first thought was, “No, I’m tired.”  Then the brain kicked in, and I called Mom.

We arrived at the hospital at 3:15.  Four hours later, Eli (or Neil, or Wyatt – we haven’t found his nametag yet) arrived.  He’s 6 pounds 14 ounces, and 20 inches long. 

When Spencer was born, there was a full knot in his cord that was pretty scary.  Well, this one wanted to one-up his older brother – in addition to the same knot, the cord was also wrapped around his neck.  He swallowed a bit of blood during birth and was having a little trouble breathing at first.  But after an hour with the CPAP machine, he was pink, perfectly healthy, and looking for breakfast. 

In our unbiased opinion, he looks beautiful.  We’re grateful beyond words to the Lord for His kindness in blessing us with our son.

Here’s a view of  him wearing his CPAP mask:

He’s now eating contentedly.  Mom and Baby are doing great!