Birth pics

Still working on getting my birth story in writing... but until then, here are some precious first photos of Jacob's BIRTH-day. Obviously we didn't get any of the birth itself - none of us saw it! Eric did get a peek of his head coming out (after I requested that he flip the car light on to check) but the rest were taken after we arrived at the birthing center. I felt so great since the birth was so fast! I wish I could bless every pregnant woman with a 4 hr labor. Granted it was definitely hard work, plenty of momentary pain (back labor again!), and still healing 2 weeks later but compared to my long 22 hr saga with my sweet Sophia?! What a blessing the shorter labor was!
Since Sophia was happily playing with Aunt Meg and her beloved cousins, we took our time recovering, bonding with Jacob, and eating a late breakfast at the birthing center before going home. It was nice to still be home by lunch time. We got a few more hours of rest at home before Meg brought Sophia back and pizza for us all for dinner. It was a whirlwind day that kicked off a very crazy week! We are so glad Jacob is here and can't imagine our family without him!

He's here! And what a wild ride it turned out to be!

Precious first footprints...