Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Please welcome Elliot Randal Owens!

Our new bundle of joy has finally arrived!  Elliot Randall Owens made his appearance on January 4th, 2012 at 12:46pm weighing in at 8 pounds, 6 ounces (1 ounce bigger than his brother) and 21 inches long.  Labor and delivery were a bit different than last time; I was induced at around 8 am and things progressed very quickly.  I held out until 11 am to get my epidural, and under 2 hours later we had a baby!  There wasn't a whole lot of time to react, and even an hour after he was born, I told Nick that I still couldn't believe that he was here already :)  There were also a record number of babies born at Maple Grove Hospital that day (18), so things were crazy busy the whole time we were there.

Here are a few pictures from our stay at the hospital, as well as a few from Elliot's first days at home.
Waiting patiently for Pitocin to kick in
Not happy about being cold :(
Proud Daddy
All nice and warm
Big brother Noah checking out baby...'look Mommy, he has dirty feet, naughty!'' 
Noah trying to divert Mommy and Daddy's attention :)  
Watching Elliot's first bath 
Noah giving his brother a kiss good-bye
Waiting to go home, and enjoying a bottle 
Not loving getting dressed 
Ready to go home! 
Noah playing Elliot a song on his piano
Hmmm, what does he do?  Can he play with me? 
Enjoying a nap after Noah goes to daycare
Nick and I feel very blessed to have two happy, healthy little boys.  We are working on getting a routine down in our household, but for now are just enjoying the chaos that having two children brings :)

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