Well, the word is out that our little baby boy has arrived. He was a surprise to us all, especially his mommy and daddy. I woke up Sunday, June 14th after a very restful night's sleep, and was IN LABOR. It was pretty hectic since we had not packed our bags for the hospital or made any arrangements for anything. Poor Jason was running around trying to pack, time my contractions, and make phone calls. My labor progressed quickly and we barely made it to the hospital in time. I was in the delivery room for 2 hours. Gus was born the old fashioned way, assisted by a midwife, with Jason and my sister there for support. Jason helped deliver Gus and my sister photo documented the whole event. It was seriously the most amazing day of our lives so far.
Here is Aunt Kimmie holding Gus during her visit earlier this month. Gus took a shining to her right away. She has an amazing knack for lulling him to sleep and calming him. Gus was very happy to get some Q. T. with his Auntie, as you can see in this photo!
Gus is 5 weeks old! We can hardly believe it. He is growing before our very eyes and weighed 8 lbs,12 oz last time we checked. He is getting a little more regular about eating and sleeping, but if he does not get to eat as soon as he's ready, watch out! The pictures above summarize his main moods, but he has so many amazingly cute expressions in between. We officially started using cloth diapers today, which is something I've wanted to do since I found out I was having a baby. In case you didn't know, cloth diapers have come a long way and are more user friendly. I'll soon post a pic of Gus's big ol' cloth diaper bottom.
