Sometimes I keep secrets from you guys, and its really hard! Keeping my pregnancies under wraps for the first trimester never lasts the full twelve weeks. Things like that re hard to keep from you! So when I had my prenatal appointment on Thursday, and my doctor and I decided to put me on an earlier induction list, it was really hard to keep from you!! But we did it, and I’m pleased as punch to tell you guys that, today, our third child was born 🙂 I’m going to save the birth story for another day, as I really want to get in my cuddle time now. He’s wide awake, completely alert, and quiet. I feel like we won’t have tons of time like this, so I need to go enjoy it.
But first, his little details, or what I know so far. His name is Rowan Toby. He is our itty bittiest baby yet, weighing in at a measly 8 lbs 6 oz, but being a week early will do that to you. He’s 22″ long, making him the tallest one yet! He looks so much like Laela, but has big, Dekker-sized lungs. He is unbelievably beautiful!
I couldn’t have asked for a better labour. Truly, I have already found so much healing in the way he was born. It was all very quick, but not at all like last time. I have so much to tell you, but again, not tonight.
Just know that we are THRILLED and completely nauseatingly in love with this little boy. I can’t wait to share more about him with you guys in the days to come. But tonight, its just going to be the three of us 🙂
Congratulations!!!!! What a beautiful name. God is so good.
Sleep sweet in the care of our loving God. Love you so much. How does one sleep when they are so excited :-)?
So Oooo wonderful!! Blessings of love and hugs on you guys tonight!! So comforting to hear that it went relatively smooth and quick!:) Love you
Can’t wait to meet him in person!!!
I absolutely love love LOVE the name Rowan…and even though you’ve “taken” it, I might still name my (fictitious) child Rowan one day….cool? Is that a weird/wrong thing to say? I mean, don’t worry, your Rowan will probably be old enough to babysit by the time “my” Rowan is born…at any rate, I do so enjoy reading your blog, Hailey. Can’t wait for the birth story, but then I enjoy all of your posts, so take your time!
Lacey!! I’m so happy you love his name so much! I have been hearing rumours that it’s getting “common” but I know of so few still 🙂 thanks so much for saying all of the nice things you said. I really like reading your posts too. Nice to connect on here 🙂