He's Here!

After making peace with a scheduled Cesarean, I went to bed on June 5 with a renewed sense of calm about the upcoming week's events.  However, at 1:15A on June 6, this baby decided he was coming on his own and I went into labor.

Not having had this experience with Madelyn, the two hours between when labor started and we were admitted to the hospital were exciting and scary.  Thank goodness we weren't making the drive from our house to Rose Medical Center during morning rush hour.  And, a big thank you to the karma folks for the fact we hit no red lights on Colorado Blvd at 2:30 in the morning!

At 4:07P on June 6, our much anticipated "new hire", Sawyer Mally Anderson, came into the world.  He was delivered at Rose Medical Center in Denver by Dr Honey Onstad and weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces.  (Yes, I did find it ironic that she has the same first name as our Honey.) 



He's a sweet little boy with a head full of dark hair and eye color that is yet to be determined.  His feet, hands, and arms make us wonder if he might not someday break the Olympic swimming records set by Michael Phelps a few years ago.

Madelyn adores her little brother and has been a great big sister from their very first meeting at the hospital.  She brings him his pacifier or his burp cloth and does her best to comfort him.  Last night, as we drove home from Grammy and Grandad's, Sawyer sneezed a few times and later began crying.  Without any prompting from us, she blessed him for each sneeze and when the crying started, in a sweet, soft voice repeated, "It's okay. We're almost home, buddy."

I can remember what it was like to get a little more sleep.  But, the pre-Sawyer days seem like they were ages ago.  When I get really exhausted, I just remind myself of the Darius Rucker song "It Won't Be Like This for Long" and it puts it all back into perspective.

Welcome home, Sawyer!  We love you and are so happy you're finally here.