I wanted to journal some of my memories of the birth and first few weeks of this sweet little angel. He was born on a Friday, October 21, 2011 at 1:30 pm. I went into the hospital at around 10:30 am. They broke my water at noon and baby arrived an hour and a half later. He weighed 8 lbs 4 oz and was 19 1/4 inches long. He was the biggest so far. He was close to 1 1/2 lbs bigger than his brothers! He came a little later than I anticipated based on the other pregnancies, but was still 13 days early. I thought for sure I'd have him earlier that week, by Wednesday at the latest. But after some furniture moving, numerous walks, and jumping on the trampoline (yes, I actually did that, I was desperate to be done with this pregnancy, what can I say?) he was finally ready to arrive! Right from the start he was super sweet. I don't think he even cried during our hospital stay until the very end of the stay? He of course had jaundice like the others and had to be under the lights at home. He hardly cried, but he did do a lot of very loud grunting and groaning when his tiny tummy was bothering him. We've just adored him from the second we saw him. He was so sweet when I held him for the first time, trying so hard to get his eyes open. He had lots of hair and was just handsome as could be! We're so happy to have this little guy be a part of our family. His brothers just can't get enough of him. The second they wake up in the morning they come to find the baby and just have to touch him, etc. Carter loves to kiss him! He is one loved little boy!
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