Oh-Bla-Di

Although his arrival has been announced previously, I thought the news could probably stand a few more pictures and details.  And, since I’m not typing this post on a phone from a hospital bed, I have the patience to do just that.  

Doozy arrived in this world on August 27, 2010, at 10:36 am.  We checked into the hospital at 7:30pm on Thursday, August 26, and, after a fairly low-key night and three epidurals (the first two didn’t take – imagine how much I liked that), we finally got our little guy just where he needed to be by about 9:45am on Friday.  We waited for the doctor to arrive from another location but got to start pushing by 10:15 or so.  When we finally learned that Doozy is a boy, I think Matt and I were both in a fair amount of shock.  Perhaps because we’ve learned to be parents to a girl or because of a lack of imagination, it was a bit harder to wrap our minds around adding a baby boy to our family.

Since we’re a “name ‘em at the last minute” kind of couple, we didn’t have a name cemented in our minds for this little guy.  We were fairly certain what we would have named a girl, but choosing a name for a boy was an incredibly difficult task for us.  By the time we knew we needed it, we had a few contenders.  The final decision took a couple of hours to be certain that our choice would stick.  But, by about 1pm, we were ready to let our families know that Noah Matthew was the newest member of our family AND he finally had a name.

Ava came to visit us at the hospital on Friday afternoon.  It was so great to see our girl!  And, the amazing-ness of seeing them together was just too much for words (although I’ll try in another post soon).  We left the hospital at 2pm on Saturday and were really glad to be home with our new little family of four.

So, now, we’re settling in, trying to get used to our new normal.  We’ve had amazing support from friends and coworkers in the form of kiddo-care and daily meals, for which we couldn’t be more grateful.  In particular, the Hoffmans have stepped in to take amazing care of Ava and organize all the amazing food that’s been arriving at our house.  The blessings in this house are so very many.  Welcome to it, Noah Matthew.  You are very loved.