Its surprising how fast nine months goes by. One minute your telling your family and friends that your expecting and the next minute you are telling them that you are on the way to the birth center! It was magical experience. Contractions started at 2:00 am on Sunday, April 1st. It took awhile for us to realize what was really going on. Contractions were mostly manageable for most of the day. We labored at home as long as we could but then we left for the birth center and arrived at 9:00 pm. When we got there, the Midwives checked the Muffin to see how far along she was. We were super surprised to find out the Muffin was fully dilated when we had arrived. 5-10 minutes after arriving, the Muffin’s water broke and we knew we weren’t far from having a baby. Contractions were so intense that the Muffin wanted to get into the tub and which was very relaxing. After getting in, she didn’t want to get out! We ended up having a water baby at 9:47pm. The Brownie checked to see if it was a boy or a girl and it was a BOY!! Even though we both wanted a girl, we weren’t disappointed upon having a boy. The whole experience was amazing and spiritual and we would do it again!! Our little Oreo was very alert right after delivery. The Brownie got to spend 40 minutes with the handsome Oreo. The Brownie enjoyed bonding with the Oreo and it was an amazing feeling to be a new dad! The Oreo was 7 pounds 5 ounces at birth and was 20 1/2 inches long. The Oreo had a full head of dark hair. We love our little Oreo and are so blessed to have him in our home. The pictures below are from the first week.
