Monday, September 22, 2008

It's a boy!




Tada! Here he is!
Our Little Man


Early Friday morning at 2 am my water broke and we woke up to go to the hospital. Jeep was quickly getting our girls into the car, while I did the dishes. I have an aversion to the idea of coming home to a sink full of dirty dishes.
Jeep announced that my contractions were 5 minutes apart and that if I had any ideas of vacuuming the living room, he would put me in the van right away! So we left.


We raced down the highway since we live half hour away from the city with the hospital that would do our delivery. Speeding along, Jeep noted that my contractions were 4 minutes apart.
As we did, we drove past an RCMP officer, who immediately turned on his lights, signaling us to pull over. Too hilarious! When he walked up to the window and asked us why we were speeding, Jeep enthusiastically declared,"My wife's in labour!"
The officer encouraged us to drive a cetain speed with our emergency lights flashing and to get there safely.

Once at the hospital, we only had to breathe through 2 and a half hours of contractions before we were shocked and surprised as we delivered a litle boy!
Jeep and I were stunned for about 5 minutes as we realized we finally had a son.


This is Jeep re-enacting my final moments of labour. As the pain intensified, I took the breathing gas for the final ten minutes as we waited for the doctor to arrive. My body was ready to go but the doctor was not there yet. Our Little Man is a man of momentum--he came in 3 hours and 47 minutes! And he was 9 lbs 6 oz. A very big boy!

Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us, encouraged us, and congratulated us. We appreciate you and value the time that you've taken to celebrate with us.

13 comments:

Heather Keno said...

Yahhhh!!!!! Congratulations! I am so excited for you guys. See you in a few weeks!

Jen said...

OH! So very precious!!!!
Congratulations on your little Prince!!!

Jenny McQueen said...

ooo, congrats! I'll bet peter is excited not to be the only man! He is precious,and glad to hear labor went well!

Andrea said...

He's beautiful congrats!

Shaun and Holly said...

He is sooooooooooo perfect!! Congrats to you all!!!

Holly

Rhonda said...

Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to all of you. He's Beautiful! You must be so proud.

Brambleberry said...

Congratulations! He is beautiful. What a strong name!

Amy said...

Loving the pics! Thanks for giving me my first nephew!!!! He's beautiful :)

Amy said...

How beautiful he is!! COngrats!!!!!!!!
Having a son will change your life forever (as it already has) Enjoy him so so much!! He will be your champion--strong and mightly, ready to defend his sisters and mama! He will make you so proud. (I am speaking from experience!!)
So excited for you. Thanks for posting.

Anonymous said...

Fantastic!!! Congratulations!!

He is a little sweetie, nice name.

Lynda Meyers said...

Many congratulations Holly! He's beautiful!!

Shari said...

What a gorgeous little boy!! Congratulations!!

Tamatha said...

Congrats you wonderful Mom!:o)