He's here! Barrett was born on October 14th at 11:21 a.m. He weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces. We had to do a c-section because his cord was twisted. Every time I had a contraction, it would tighten and affect his blood pressure and heart beat.
As soon as he was born, we couldn't see him, but we could hear him crying. The doctors told Matt to go take pictures while they were washing him off. One of the doctors pulled the blue sheet slightly to the side so I could see my baby's sweet face as they were cleaning him. The first thing that both of us thought was "Look at all that hair!" That was definitely unexpected. Especially since Matt and I were both bald and then blonde. Barrett has thick, dark hair.
I love that Barrett already knows who I am. There are times that the only thing he needs to calm down is just to be held near me. It's hard to not get emotional when you feel needed like that. We're not really sure who he looks like (besides his Aunt Mary!), but he definitely has our blue eyes and Matt's feet. We love looking at his face while he's sleeping because he has the cutest expressions. And when he opens his eyes and looks around, our hearts melt. Needless to say, this little one has stolen our hearts.
These past few days at home have been incredible. We're adjusting to being new parents. And we've had lots of family helping out ... especially my mom. She went home yesterday, and I really can't wait for her and my dad to come back today! She's been an amazing help to me, and we would not have been able to get through the past few days without her help. Especially when she's helping me keep my emotions in check! ;) (Just had to give you a little shout out Mom!) We are really lucky that both of our families are so ready to help us with anything we need!
We even survived our first pediatrician appointment. He's in the 25th percentile in weight and the 85th percentile in height. Our little one is long and lean. And most importantly, he's healthy :o)
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