Great news, dear friends who’ve been anticipating this birth for forty weeks…or at least four or five days…our bonnie little boy finally arrived this morning! After the days and days of waiting, he decided it was time, and made his way into the world…fast!
Contractions started just before 3 am, we left for the hospital just after 4:00, and Baby Boy entered the world at 4:21 — 9 minutes after Mr. Potato Head pulled into the hospital parking lot! My head is still spinning!
I’m looking forward to sharing photos, and a few more details of the wild ride that was this labour story…but for now I need to rest and recover a bit! The baby is a big one — 4.160 kgs (9.17 lbs) — eating well and sleeping sweetly. I am a little dizzy, a little sore and a lot exhausted…but amazed at how quickly this came about. God has been good to us.
Oh, yeah, and his name!
Blake Darrow Collie
Another story that deserves its own blog post. 🙂
Pictures and details coming soon — thank you for the love and congrats in the meantime. And for those of you who prayed for a speedy delivery — WOW, but those were some effective prayers! Thanks!
Love you guys — thanks for hanging in there with me!
xCC
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Congratulations! And I love his name. God bless you all
So glad to hear it all went well and that your little one has arrived.
I knew, I knew!!! When you said maybe tomorrow … I just new that he would choose the 24th!!! Congratulations!!! Oh happy day!!! I am so excited for you!!! Well done… OK I will calm down just slightly and say…Yayayayyayayay!!! Praise the Lord for safe arrivals!!! Lots of lekker love from all of us!!!
And… just in case you think I was finished!!! I love the beautiful manly name!!! Stunning, well pondered, well thought, I love it!!! Have a wonderful day peering at his little face… well done you!!!
Hooray! It’s about time, little Blake…we’ve been waiting for you!
Post some pics soon, can’t wait to see what he looks like! I love the name, by the way. 🙂
Wowza! Am I reading this right? My first visit here and you’ve had a baby in nine minutes AND posted about it. I’m impressed!
Congratulations! And many rich blessings to you and yours. I’ll be back to see pictures! 🙂
Congratulations! Wonderful news. If I remember correctly, you have a vey close relative who had a large baby-like you! Love the name-does that mean there will be a “C”. Rest and enjoy.
Congrats!! I am embarassingly excited to read the birth story and name story posts!!! Love to you and all your boys!! 🙂
wow- good job cecil. way to pop that puppy out quick! sounds like your delivery and my birthweight! (although, isn’t a pound 16 ounces? wouldn’t 9.17 equal 10.1?) I don’t know these things… so i ask!
can’t wait to see photos of him!!! love you. hope the oxytocin has you high as a kite and in crazy, mad love. 😉
I found a converter online- I was wrong… 4.160kg equals 9.2lbs I think!?
Congrats on the baby! I prayed for you this morning just as I do every morning and I suppose he was already here at that point! LOL! Love the name and can’t wait to hear about it and see some pictures of your new boy! Love ya!
Congrats Caroline! Love the name. Look forward to seeing pics!
YAY!!! I am so happy for you!!! And can’t wait to hear more about that labor!
I’m late to the congratulatory party – but girl, that’s some serious on crack kinda labor! Just wowza! So excited for you and looking forward to catching up on these posts and seeing the little guy’s pictures. Welcome to the world of juggling to men children – it’s a wild, grimy, exhausting, exhilarating and wonderful ride!
Thanks so much! It is definitely getting testosterone-y around here!! I’m excited for the Bear to have a wee brother to wrestle with…but I can’t say we won’t try again and hope for more estrogen! 🙂 We took some awesome pictures yesterday…more to come!!!