My grandson (I will call him Jeh for his initials) was born June 3 at 7:40 pm, and he shares his birthday with his other grandmother as well as the daughter of one of my best friends from college! He weighed 5 pounds 12 ounces and is 18 inches long. I was there to watch his birth, and it was miraculous and joyful. There really are no adequate words to describe the feeling of watching your child have a baby. I will say that I got the best group hugs ever from my daughter, her husband, and Jeh's other grandmother!
Six minutes after he was born :)
Footprints in the Bible
In the Level II NICU, he's hanging onto his dad's and his grandmother's fingers!
He's got a grip on my finger :)
About 5 hours after he was born
In the last picture Jeh looks exactly like my daughter did when she was born. He had some breathing issues because he arrived a month early, so he had to spend some time being evaluated in the Level II nursery. His pediatrician (my daughter's childhood friend) examined him last night and said he was doing well. I was told I couldn't take a camera into the nursery, so I was happy I could capture these moments with my iPhone camera.
In fact, technology served the whole birthing process well. The face of modern labor and delivery is not compromised with pain; my daughter was keeping up with calls, texts, and Facebook during labor, and she even managed to snooze a little! :) Her blood pressure is back to normal, and I'm sure she looks forward to shedding all the water weight she gained. She went for 32 hours without food, so she really enjoyed the Coke, candy, and sandwich after she delivered!
Today will be fun; there will be more visitors and more hugs! Looking forward to getting the first report from my daughter about how Jeh did during the night. :)
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