Our baby boy was born today!

I gave birth to our baby boy at 2:12 this morning, November 22, after more than 24 hours of labor. Baby was 7 lbs. 11 oz, 21.5" long, with a full head of hair! He was rated with an impressive APGAR score of 9. (The neonatologist was impressed. He said, "we don't give those away.") He has a nice round face, good reflexes, a hefty cry, very long fingers and toes, and large feet. We have not named the baby yet, but plan to do so by tomorrow (Sunday).

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Here is a picture of Susan holding the baby for the first time:

Here is a picture of baby in the NICU bassinet, showing his long feet:


Baby was prepared for transport to the children's hospital within two hours in this bassinet:


The transport team brought baby to mom's room for her to hold. Here they are joined by daddy Tim and grandma Mary Anne:

After Susan was brought to the Mother/Baby unit and her new room, Tim left for the children's hospital to be with baby. This was about 6 a.m. At the new hospital NICU, Tim took this pic of baby in his bassinet:

After a long day with many phone calls, Tim and Mary Anne returned to the birthing hospital to pick up Susan and return to the children's hospital to visit with baby. Here is Susan holding the baby on her lap around 6 p.m., still on his birthday:

I'll post a full report at a later time, but wanted to get these pictures out to share with all our friends and family.