Born on November 25th, 8 lbs 15 ounces--Henry has arrived! Ali is pretty much the toughest person ever, delivering her third consecutive "all-natural" birth (un-medicated, aka no epideral). She did an amazing job, and while birth beat up her body a little bit she is recovering fantastically and just taking advantage of the full-time medical professionals and the serenity of a private room in the hospital for a second night. We love her so much![Can you believe that woman just gave birth like 2 hours prior to this photo?!]
You can tell from the pictures that this is one of the three absolute 
best looking newborns ever. He has a nice head of hair (as did his siblings) that has some curl when it is wet, but dry, lays down flat and straight. He has some nice sideburns that don't show up as well in pictures, and he opens his big eyes often that already have a very visible blue tint to them. He was born with a true knot in his cord, andwhile that would have been a serious concern had we known about it prior to birth, it turns out the kid still gained wait at a very high rate. (Ali was 39 weeks the day he was born weighing 8 15. He was so big for his gestational age that they had to track his blood sugar for the first 24 hours.)
best looking newborns ever. He has a nice head of hair (as did his siblings) that has some curl when it is wet, but dry, lays down flat and straight. He has some nice sideburns that don't show up as well in pictures, and he opens his big eyes often that already have a very visible blue tint to them. He was born with a true knot in his cord, andwhile that would have been a serious concern had we known about it prior to birth, it turns out the kid still gained wait at a very high rate. (Ali was 39 weeks the day he was born weighing 8 15. He was so big for his gestational age that they had to track his blood sugar for the first 24 hours.)
The kids got to meet him this morning at the hospital and they couldn't wait they were so excited. They really love him a ton and shower him with affection.
They were also stoked about hanging out in the hospital room and watching movies (about the only way we could realistically stay there for more than about 9 minutes at a time). Both Jack and Sheridan talk about how cute Henry is and how much they love him. They both want to hold him and give him hugs and kisses.We will have much to be grateful for when they come home on Thanksgiving day. Ali and I have officially joined the ranks of "outnumbered parents." Wish us luck!
PS- Upon review of the last post on this blog, it appears that Corey is our winner with an exact guess of November 25th. Congratulations Corey--your prize is that you got to spend 8 hours with our two older kids on Henry's birthday!!
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Can't wait to keep up on the vigues a bit more. ;)
Great job - he's beautiful, and I'm so proud of you Ali - pushing those big babies out naturally is not easy, I recently found out! Man, good thing you didn't go overdue this time. We're so glad he's here safe and that everything went well!
Good luck with adjusting and figuring everything out - we're thinking of you guys:)
Love and miss you lots,
leslie