Since the births of William and James both ended in emergency c-sections (and James' a really scary one at that) we decided to forgo that excitement and had a planned c-section this time around. Rich and I arrived at the hospital bright and early Monday morning to get all prepped for the surgery. By 8:10 am we had our third beautiful baby boy. I was so surprised at how much hair he had and that he was so tiny! (Over a pound lighter than the other two!) He had a little bit of trouble breathing at first and had some fluid in his lungs (he was retaining CO2--not uncommon for c-section babies) so they kept an eye on him and eventually sent him off to the NICU. (As my doctor said, "Everyone in this family wants to be exciting!") Rich, Alex, and I stayed in the hospital until Friday morning. We were so ready to go home. So there are the details you've been dying to hear... I guess there just aren't too many with a planned c-section.
Alexander is such a sweet baby. He is very alert and smiley--one of these days I'll be quick enough to capture his smile in a picture! The boys just love having a little baby around but are still adjusting as well. They are such good helpers. My mom has been here for the past week which has been extra nice.
And I'll leave you with a short little video of the newest addition...
Wide awake
Dad and Alex
The boys can't get enough of their new brother
Good little sleeper
