He's Here!

We have just returned from the hospital. Turns out baby boy wanted March 30th for his birthday, instead. Around 8pm we settled down to watch Survivor and Hunter's phone rang. It was the social worker advising us that R, the birth mother, was on her way to the hospital. We grabbed our bags jumped in the car and drove towards Richmond in a drizzling rain.

But, when we were about 10 minutes from the hospital, his phone rang again. I realized who it was and screamed "is he here?" Hunter said yes. It was around 10pm So we missed seeing him come into this world. But when we got to the labor room R and her mother explained how dramatic and fast it all happened. I think it was better for all that we were not in the mix.

We couldn't see him right away. He was being tended to. Doing whatever it is they do to newborns. R looked tired, but happy. Her mom was so nice. We went to the waiting area until they came to take R to a regular room on the maternity ward.

And on the way there, we stopped at the nursery window. R's mother picked him out instantly. He weighed 8.15 pounds and has a head full of dark hair. We watched as they bathed him. I could hear him screaming through the glass. But he calmed down as soon as they finished the bath. He screamed again after the flash on my camera went off.

It was 1am at that point. We had talked it over with the social worker and she suggested we might want to go home and get some rest and come back this afternoon to spend some time with him. We left R and her mom so they could get some rest. They were still examining him when we left, so we haven't held him yet. Pictures will have to wait. Time for bed.