Welcome Home, Ethan!

Ethan has finally arrived. I knew he would come soon! I had my first contraction around 1:00am on Monday, and Ethan was born at 5:46am. After only 4 1/2 hours of labor, I held my son for the first time. Ethan was 8 lbs 12 oz, 21 inches long, and had a head circumference of 37 cm.

My doctor wasn't on call, so the nurse called the on call doctor to have him make his way in. She came in to tell me that he was about ten minutes away....but Ethan wouldn't wait. So neither my doctor, nor the on call doctor made it to the birth. The resident was there to deliver the baby!

We just got home about an hour ago, and all three of my boys are sleeping. So my husband is admonishing me to get some rest while I can. I just wanted to post a few pictures to start with and give you a promise of more to come later.

First Photo
First Bottle, Mommy on the phone.
Bug was so excited to see Ethan. Every time he came in the room, he would reach up to Ethan and say, "Please, please" because he wanted to hold him.
Bubba is already a pro at being a wonderful big brother. The first thing he did when he got Ethan in his arms was to sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" in a very quiet, soft voice.
The first comment any of the nurses made after he was born was, "Look at those cheeks!" He definitely has his daddy's facial structure. He is so precious.

Okay, I am off to rest for a few minutes. Have a great day. I will be back on the blog later.