Worth the Wait

It was a long few days, but our little gummy is finally here and he was certainly worth the wait.  It took a lot of patience and persistence but he eventually cooperated and decided he was ready to enter the world on 9/19 at 12:32 PM. He just needed a little bit of assistance. Despite his bruised little ears and elongated head, he is absolute perfection and weighed in at 7lbs  6.6oz and was 21 inches.

He has a full head of hair and long graceful fingers which already need trimming. He is peaceful and content and already smiled for the first time.  He does have a good set of lungs but hasn't exercised them too much yet.  His eyes and nose look a lot like his big sister's when she was born. He has big, full lips and is full of strength, kicking his legs and busting his hands out of his swaddle. 

Carmen has been an amazing big sister so far and has had nothing but love for her little brother.  She likes to look at him and wave and gently kiss his head.  Then, she gets disinterested and is perfectly happy doing her own thing.  Hopefully this pattern continues.  And, not to jinx things, but she slept through the night for the first time in a long time the first night we were back from the hospital...she must have known mommy and daddy needed a good rest.

We are truly in love with our son and our daughter and couldn't be a happier family of four.