Birth Announcement... Braden Eli
 

Just wanted to share some pics and information...



Braden Eli was born on 9/9/2007 at 3:28pm.

6 lbs. 15 oz. 20" long...



We tried for a "regular" birth, but ended up C-Section for the second time. (previous scar tissue didn't really help matters)
Braden and I didn't come out of the operating room for 2 hours after he was born (not because of Braden, he got a clean bill of health just seconds outside the womb, but instead) because Momma had some complications that left her in the O.R. for about 7 hours...

Needless to say... it's been an unexpected and educational few days...

Oh, and let the record show that I attended the Monthly Meeting... :D

On to the fun stuff...

In the O.R., I had to at least respect their tools...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...n/Braden01.jpg


Not a bad pic if I do say so myself... I took it.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...n/Braden02.jpg



http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...n/Braden03.jpg


You forget how small they are just hours old...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...n/Braden04.jpg



http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...n/Braden05.jpg


This one makes me yawn everytime I see it...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...n/Braden06.jpg


Poor kid was "blessed" with my nose...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...n/Braden07.jpg


Momma starting to feel better... only took 4 days or so... able to grab my computer for the Internet to get "connected" to the rest of the world...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...n/Braden08.jpg

Congrads!!!
Dad:D :D

Braden is a beautiful baby! Congrats to the family! Glad to hear everyone is doing well.

Congrats! Hey, he has more hair than I do:mad:

Much congratulations!

good stuff Brad, congratulations!

Congrats Man, very cute baby!!!!!!

Congrats man!!!

Congrats!!

congrats man:D

Congrats man

Congrats

Congratulations. Glad to hear that all are doing well.

John

i tell ya what, some people will use any excuse they can find to not work on their jeep...

guess im gonna have to get the wife pregnant to buy me some more time.

congrads:D :D best wishes to you and the family.

Thanks everyone, much appreciated well wishes... We're home now, and settling into some sort of temporary pattern... It will be a strange few weeks as we settle out the remainder of our medical issues... Amy is healing REMARKABLY well, but with two catheters (sp?) and gobs of stitches/staples, she will be away from the stairs for a while... So I got another bed and set it up in the living room as a temporary sleeping area...

Emily has seen her brother several times, but she's still over having fun at G-Ma's and G-Pa's... Another night or two for the two of us to get settled without our Nurses telling us to flush Amy's bladder (yes, I force water into my wife's bladder to clean/flush it... it's actually pretty cool... :D)

I have even locked the cat's in the basement for fear of them chewing on the catheter bag or jumping on Momma's wounds in the middle of the night...

Yeaaaaah, I've never really been one for too little information... :o



I will say that my opinion of the medical industry has changed somewhat... Most often it's top of the line, A-1, best in the biz, cream of the crop... but sometimes it's like working on the Jeep in the middle of the woods at night with a leatherman and no flashlight...

Great news Brad !! glad to here all are doing well !!

Sounds like the Doc cut something he shouldn't have :eek:

Congads
 

Enjoy those kids. They grow up so fast. Glad to hear all is doing well.

Congrats Brad & Amy!!! Make sure momma doesn't try to do to much to fast.