Friday, February 29, 2008

How the months fly...

Last post I was pregnant and worrying about the baby. Today I am typing with a beautiful baby boy sleeping on my lap. His name is Michael Andrew. He was born on January 25, 11 days late, at 2:27 pm. They had to induce labor since Michael showed no signs of coming on his own. Labor and delivery went well and resulted in a boy who was 9 pounds 2 ounces and 22.5 inches long. That's a far cry from the small baby predicted by all the measurements. Michael had to spend a couple hours in the special care nursery to clear his lungs but we were both doing so well that they let us go home after 24 hours. Bridget adored her baby brother right from the start.



Now a month later, Mikey weighs over 10 pounds and is 23 inches long. Bridget is doing a great job of helping out. I wish I could say that Mikey sleeps through the night like his sister did at this age. Unfortunately he wants to eat every two hours at night and get his extra sleep during the day. Bill can't feed the baby but he does help me get as much sleep as I can by getting up with Bridget in the morning so I can sleep in. What a marvelous family I have!