Monday, January 18, 2010

He’s Here!

Dwayne had a whole check off list of things to do on Monday before Omega would arrived on Tuesday (a mandate I had declared last week—I didn’t want to be pregnant any longer!). So naturally, my water broke Sunday night  just after 11pm.  I guess it was important to establish early on that Mama and Daddy were NOT in control.

Noteworthy: all three kid’s birthdays are associated with holidays.  Kyla was born on the Friday afternoon of Labor Day weekend (her 2nd birthday was on the actual Labor Day), Piper is a Valentine’s baby, and Wesley as born on the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday.

Wesley just two days before he was born.  He’s the one in the middle.

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Not long after he was born, 03:17 Jan. 18, 2010.  The nurse was puzzled at first because he was so blue. His oxygen was a little low on his first measurement but it soon went up to the perfect 100%, but his coloring was still off.  The staff, including a NICU nurse and later the pediatrician, concluded that his bluishness was from the bruising he got coming so fast. 

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The required shot of the mom who goes into labor instead of dreamland one night.

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Wesley’s first bath.  Yeah, he didn’t like it much.  But you can see he has some hair!  I predict he will lose it quickly and he may be another tow-head to spite his father.

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Something men don’t always get is how sexy they look when they take off their shirt…to keep a baby warm!

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My parents came up about 1 this morning to stay with the girls and then bring them down to their house for a few days.  They were able to visit us in the hospital and the girls, especially Kyla, were delighted to meet Wesley-who-may-be-called-Sam-sometimes.   Grandpa took all these great pictures, which explains why he isn’t in any of them. 

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2 comments:

Mrs. Merte said...

Beautiful family! Congratulations and blessings to you all...

Ben McFarland said...

Congratulations! He's a beautiful little boy. In no time at all he'll be causing all sorts of trouble!