Friday, May 14, 2010

My First Mother's Day!

Our little Dane made his grand entrance on Mother's Day at 10:32 am. He was 7 lbs 15 oz and 20 inches long and we were relieved he is healthy and well. I had been worried about knowing when "its time" but my water broke during the night about 2:30 am and it quickly became clear we needed to get to the hospital. I dialated to an 8 1/2 - 9 very quickly and that is when i got an epidural and i'm glad i did because after that things slowed significantly. it was another 5 hours until he was born. James was really curious about everything and asked a lot of questions and took some pictures that i promptly deleted when i saw. :) But we did get a few good pictures of Dane that first day. Since then we've been more overwhelmed and we need to start taking more pics again. He is absolutely adorable and the pics do not do him justice. But here are some pics from the hospital:



Hopefully this post is coherent because this week has been quite sleepless! We can't wait to introduce him to you all very soon!

9 comments:

j said...

Heather, what a gift!!!!! And he is so precious ... Congrats to you and James.

Heidi said...

Heath, he really is sooo cute! I can't wait to get there and meet him! I'm so happy for you and James. Dane is one lucky little boy!

Marnie said...

Yeah! A couple more pics. I'll take whatever I can get. I just want to kiss him. He looks squeezable! What a beautiful family you have, Heath. Hang in there--the first couple of weeks are the hardest and it'll just get better.

Jen said...

Oh he's beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us so soon! Hope you're getting some rest when you can! Love from UT!

Marsha said...

I'm so glad that all is well! He is so darling. Congrats. We love and miss you!

Laura said...

What an amazing Mother's Day gift! Congratulations, on your beautiful family.

Laura S. said...

He is amazing Heather! Congratulations to you and James!!!

Giles Fam said...

YAY!!!! I'm so happy for you guys. I love him already, and I can't wait to see you all in September.

Palmer family said...

Heather! CUTE BOY you have there.....he doesn't look like a newborn...he looks older and mature. Travis told me he has "AMS" like Macey did once upon a time...Ha! Too funny. I cannot wait to see/meet the little guy! Hope all is well. Kiss and squeeze him for ME! :)