Friday, February 13, 2009

He's finally here!!!

I look exactly how I feel, EXHAUSTED!
6 lbs, 8 oz, 18 inches long...pretty bald, brown eyed?....and BEAUTIFUL!

Lots of kisses for Brooks
Our first kiss!

He never thought he'd be so happy to hear a baby cry

A very proud grandma! I'm so thankful that she came earlier than originally planned, it was so great to have her there.
The labor went pretty well, relatively speaking. I started feeling contractions around 12:30am...already about 12 minutes apart. I woke Stephen up at about 3:30am when the contractions were REALLY hurting and about 8 minutes apart. We finally left for the hospital just before 5:ooam, contractions every 3 minutes....I was dilated to a 3 upon arrival....I got the epidural around 6:00...it wore off around 8:30 when I started pushing and he arrived at 9:11am!!

19 comments:

adorable pearsons said...

Oh he is perfect! CONGRATS! What a cute family! Afton, you look amazing! Enjoy your sweet new baby!

Anonymous said...

Holy cow - you were only in labor for like 9 hours! That's amazing! I'm so glad he made it safely.

Brittany Webster said...

YAY! Congrats! I am so happy for you and your "new" little family!

Lindsey said...

Congratualations, he is beautiful!!! I know Jared has already contacted you guys, but if you need ANYTHING please let us know (not sure how far we live from you guys, but it can't be too far). I am so excited for you guys!

Robert and Robyn Anderson said...

I love Brooks,I am so grateful for him....Thanks for the blog, keep the updates coming....

jadie said...

afton he is darling! i am so happy for you! what a great mommy you will be! brooks is so lucky to have you! enjoy your new baby boy! dont you just love him so much already? its amazing how much joy they bring to your life! i cant wait to see more pictures of him! you 3 make a super cute family!!!

Jenna Eve said...

CONGRATS! I am so happy for you. HE is seriously a good looking newborn. I love his lips. You guys look like such a cute little family. Enjoy and put up lot's of pictures.

Bekah said...

Yay, he is here! I love the pictures. I am glad to hear that the labor from beginning to end wasn't forever long! You guys did great, he is very handsome and beautiful! We are so happy for you!

Thompson's said...

Congratulations on the new addition to the family! Maybe our little girl will meet Brooks someday :)!

Cristine Garrison said...

Congratulations!!!!!!!

Aymee said...

Congratulations! He is adorable!

Robert and Robyn Anderson said...

Cute new cover picture. He is a keeper and so are you two. Way to go.....

Ben and Kari said...

I am so happy for you guys! He is so cute!!! Congrats!

(Kari from Beehive)

Kelly Munns said...

what a gorgeous baby, you guys! he may be the most handsome newborn i've ever seen (excluding my own...you know how it goes). he has the greatest little lips and his eyes are so bright in that one picture. i can't believe how little he is for going full term! congrats, he's a keeper :)

Anonymous said...

I am so happy for you guys. He is so cute and tiny! I bet it is great to have him around. Wish you were here.

Matt, Julee, Carlee, Danilyn and Peter said...

He is adorable. I am so happy for you and Stephen. Good job getting Brooks here! Can't wait to see him.

Stephanie Kelly said...

Hey is sooooo sweet. We (the whole Toland Fam.) are all standing around looking at the sweet pic.s of baby Brooks. Dennis says, "Tina looks like a Grandma already" ;) Congrats we love him already!!!! Cant wait to see him in person.

Jeff & Jacki Sharp said...

He is so perfect! Congratulations you guys. Afton, Stephen called today and said you're doing spectacular. So glad! I was so happy everything is going so well for you guys. Thanks for the update! Love, Jack

Natalie and Tyler said...

Hey, I happened to see your blog on someone else's list.. congratulations! He is adorable. Enjoy him, boys are so fun!

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