ye ol captain.

i have read a number of birth stories. some sad. some frightening as heck. but one thing that is always the same is that every one is different. i guess i could write mine. i guess i could elaborate on each and every detail, but there's no need. i went in for an induction. ended up that pitocin was administered right from the beginning. i would have awesome contractions for an hour and then they'd stop. cold turkey. so frustrating. and when i was finally ready to push, that was not god's plan. two hours into it, a c-section was the only the way face up, non descending captain was going to come out. the ending was quick, most painful thing i've ever recovered from, but produced the most beautiful and huuggeee baby boy ever.


and the journey began...

15 hours later the captain arrives weighing in at 9 lbs 12 oz, 21.5 inches long...

the proud big sister emerges...

 of course he would want to see her drawings right?

 first family pic...

 she wanted to touch him...he would 'tickle' her aka she would tickle him...and she'd give him kisses constantly...

 not that he was a fan at first...

 and home finally beckoned us...

now the true journey begins.

♥