Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Boy *oh* Boy!

He has finally come! My baby boy!

JUDE MICHAEL

born on his due date (Feb.5th) he is a WHOPPER of a guy at:

9 lbs 4 oz and 22 in long

i was having hard contractions Friday night around 6:00 p.m. and went to the ER shortly after. . .they were REALLY busy and sent me home. . . dang.
my contractions were not HARD enough. . .
tell that to me will ya! not hard enough my eye!
the nurse was like. . . "see you in the morning!" ;)
and guess what!?! i was back at 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning!
it was a long labor but he was totally worth it.
i didn't have to push for very long. . . about 30 minutes and then he was out at 3:21 p.m.
he had some complications with swallowing liquid during birth and had to be in a pre-NICU for a short time :(
thankfully he recouped quickly and was soon able to join me breathing perfectly normal. . . yay!

other than being EXHAUSTED and very, very sore. . . everyone is happy and healthy.
baby Jude LOVES to eat and i feed him on the hour. . . every hour.
talk about my Jabba the Hut man!
he eats more than my Kendy did! and i NEVER thought that would be a possibility ;)

Indiana LOVES him and is such a good big sister.
you should have heard her when we brought him home!
"it's my baby brother! he is FINALLY here! he came out of your stomach mom. . . your not fat anymore." tee hee!
Kendy is a good big sister too. . . but a bit more out of joint than Indy is.
she gets jealous when Jude is in my arms (which is A LOT) but she still loves to get him his "BoBo" (binky) and help when it is time to feed him :)

of course i think he is totally adorable and having a boy is better than i could have ever imagined.
just love the little/big guy!

thanks everyone for all your love and prayers. . . we feel it all!

18 comments:

Anthony and Kristie said...

Ooh my goodness, he is so handsome. Congratulations.

Alison said...

Yeah! I have been thinking about you and wondering if he had come yet! What a little cutie! I definitely think he looks like your girls! (but a boy) :) Hopefully we can come see him soon!

Anonymous said...

whoo hooooooo -- congratluations, Karli!!!

Kitty said...

Oh Happy Happy Day. Jude is beautiful.
congratulations dear friend.
hugs,
Kitty

pace said...

good name. good mom.

minitoko said...

Oh lala ! What a sweet boy we have !
Bonjour Jude and Bienvenue ! Congrats to your mum ! You look just perfect, handsome boy ! I'm so happy you're here ! hugs hugs hugs and lots more !

Tasha said...

Awwwwww he is so adorable!! I love his chub! :) Congratulations!

Rachel said...

HOOOOOORRRAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! The name is adorable, the announcement is adorable...most of all, THE KID is adorable!!

I LOVE YOU!

Kawine said...

OMG!!!! congrats!! félicitations!!!
c'est un beau garçon! ;))
he is ADORABLE!!!
so happy for you guys!
big big hugs!
xoxoxo

Terese said...

So cute! Congratulations. What a story! That is the worst news to hear that "your contractions aren't hard enough!" I love the name. We are thinking of you guys!

Candi & Ezra said...

Oh he is so so cute! Two adorable little girls and such a handsome baby boy...what more could a girl ask for. I'm in love! You just make the cutest kids! Love is picture!

Jacob and Katie said...

Eeee! Congrats!!! Thanks for posting a cute pic of the little man! So glad to hear you and baby are safe and sound! Sending lots of love your way!

TaMs* said...

I'm so happy for you! Congrats! My due date is tomorrow.. my first.

I love your blog!

agravette said...

Congratulations! He is gorgeous! I know you are so very proud.

christina said...

Congrats!!

9lbs? Crazy.

My twins weighed 9 lbs 10 oz. TOGETHER!



-c

Liefgeval said...

WEEEHOOOO! Congrats!
What a CUTIE!

The Hatch Batch said...

Congrats on your little guy! I'm jealous, my mom said she got to see him, but the picture will have to do for now;) He is darling! I hope all is well now that he's home. I got sent home from the hospital with mayli and suffered all night long with contractions and returned the next morning at too! What we do for these cute little stinkers;)

Can't wait to see ya at good ol card swap! We're still going strong and have missed you- Lots of love to you and your family!

Natalie said...

So adorable. Congratulations!