He's here!

Our little baby boy is here! His birthmom is amazing! Her water broke Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m., and this little guy finally came at 7:15 a.m. Monday morning. We got to spend a good chunk of Sunday with her waiting for the excitement to happen. We were finally sent home just after midnight, and got a call around 6 a.m. that she was finally progressing. Whew! What a long day!

We are so happy that he is here! He is beautiful! He is in the NICU, but is improving and doing well. The doctors think that he is a little premature, somewhere around 35 weeks, instead of the supposed 38 or 39. He doesn't have any lines on his feet, which apparently is one of the signs of premature babies. He has lots of dark soft and fuzzy hair, which I expected to be a lot coarser. He has a dimple chin, just like Joe, which I think is adorable. We are watching his heart rate and breathing, which will determine when he gets to try real food and also when we get to take him home. He is already improving a ton, so we know he's special.

He was 6 pounds 5.3 ounces and 18.5 inches long.

He seemed very calm to me, and I loved just holding his hand. He finally cried after we had been with him for a couple hours. I love that sound!

We were told we wouldn't be able to hold him until this evening, but the doctor changed her mind and we got to hold him before we left for lunch. Up until that point I just felt like I was admiring a beautiful baby. But once he was in my arms I knew he was mine.

I was nice and let Daddy have a turn too.

A closer look at that head of hair:More to come soon!