Some more pictures taken today...

The boy was hungry, so Mom made him wait and took some pictures!

Weight check and some pix

We went to the Dr this am, and Sam is up to 5lbs 1.6oz- so all is looking good there, that is up 6.1 ounces since his visit last monday and above birth weight!


Here is Ray with Sam, so sweet!











Here are some pics of my beautiful older kiddos holding Sammy...

The outpouring of love I feel towards all 3 when I see them together is overwelming!

This is the post I have dreamed of making since I was 20w pregnant...

Samuel is here, and he is healthy! He in his complicated style wanted to scare us during his delivery - he wouldn't maintain a nice baseline heartrate - and after getting complete to 10cm, his heartrate dropped into the 60s (I wussed out and got the epidural at 7-8 cm, what was I thinking, why would i want a natural childbirth with pitocin!) I was totally numb, but the dr said this baby needs to be born now, can you push? I said I can - and 2 min later he was born, with his cord around his neck 2x! What a complicated little man huh??

He came out crying - he pinked up quickly - he is healthy!

He weighed in at 5lbs even, and 18 inches long, Ray and I just cried at the sound of his little voice. He came into this world at 4:20 yesterday afternoon.

The Dr told the ICU dr that was on hand for the birth - this is a miracle baby, termination was recommended, and virtually no hope was given.

He stayed with me in my room last night, and we should be going home today - he nurses better than my other 2 kids ever did so early on - I will get pictures up ASAP!

Catherine