Better Late Than Never!

Yesterday, Julie and her parents, Wayne and Debbie, hopped on the subway and went to Manhattan to check out some sights and hopefully get things going with our baby who seemed a bit reluctant to leave the comfort of Julie's womb. No major contractions followed their sojourn, however. Later that night at about 10:00 pm, Phil, David Badger, and I were playing a rather intense game of Call of Duty 5 (thanks Julie!) when Julie suddenly bolted to the bathroom, calling my name as she broke land speed records for the fastest pregnant dash. After discovering that her water broke, we dutifully called the doctor's office and were connected with Dr. Rosser, the OB/Gyn on call for the weekend. She told Julie to go ahead and come to the hospital; however, according to Dr. Rosser, there was no reason to hurry as first time labors usually took quite awhile. Julie commenced to leisurely take a shower and get ready. We finally began our five minute walk to the hospital at about 11:15 pm. Contractions had begun, but were still fairly mild. When we reported to the triage unit, however, the fun had begun; Julie was dilated to 5 cm with contractions right on top of each other. Needless to say she was admitted right away. The labor was mercifully short and, at 3:17 am on November 29, Andrew Wayne was brought kicking and screaming into this world, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz and measuring 20 inches in length. Julie was absolutely amazing throughout the entire process. She delivered the baby naturally, without any pain medications. I am in awe of her strength and composure and count myself lucky to be married to her.

And now, without further ado, I give you the amazingly cute Andrew:

P.S. - The winner of the game "Guess Andrew's Birthday" is Vania, who guessed November 28 at 6:42 a.m. The closest guess for weight was a tie with Kim and Cassie both within five ounces at 7 lbs 5 oz and 7 lbs 15 oz respectively. Congratulations to the winners and we will get you your prizes as soon as I figure out what they are!

P.P.S. - After a careful review of the closest guesses for weight, it has been brought to my attention that the winner is David Badger with a guess of 7 lbs 12 oz and a length of 20 inches. Congratulations David! I contribute my mistake to the fact that when I wrote the blog I had only had an hour of sleep!