He's Here!

Welcome to the world Thomas Jackson Mhire!!

Monday, November 16th, 2009 - 3:07pm
6 pounds, 12 ounces, 20 inches long

Tommy and I are so in love already! (Max and Albert are still making up their minds)

Our birth story is fairly uneventful, but I think that's a good thing.  I started having contractions about 3:30am on Monday morning.  Tommy started timing them at around 5:30 and they were about 4 minutes apart when we arrived at the hospital around 8:30am.  I got an epidural at about 12:30pm and little Jack was born kicking and screaming after about 35 minutes of pushing.

Here are some of the first pictures from the Labor and Delivery room:

Meeting Grandma for the first time:

My dad arrived on Tuesday afternoon.  Here is one of the first pictures of Grandpa and Jack:

We arrived home from the hospital early Wednesday afternoon and have just been settling in since then.

(heading home from hospital)

We have been so thankful to have Grandma and Grandpa here.  They have been such a help making yummy meals, keeping up with laundry and helping out with Jack while Tommy and I try to figure out our new roles as parents.

We had our first pediatrician appointment yesterday and I think everyone fared better than poor Mom.  Jack had lost a little more weight since we left the hospital and I immediately felt like the most horrible mother on the planet.  Fortunately for me, I think Dr. Berkun knew how I was feeling even before I did.  He assured us that Jack was healthy, alert and progressing just as he should be.  Thanks to a few helpful hints from Dr. Berkun, Jack is eating better than ever this morning!

Here are a few photos from Jack's first few days:

Aunt Katy and cousin Evan arrive today for the Thanksgiving holiday and Uncle Ian and Ripple will be coming later in the week.  It will be a busy house, but we have so much to be thankful for this year!