Introducing Mitchell Jesse

In the hospital

Proud Big Sister Sophie!

Three Days Old

Mitchell Jesse was born on Monday, December 7, 2009 at 2:33am. He weighed 6 lbs. and was 19 1/4 in. long. Just a teeny little thing, but he came out screaming! My labor was really quick and relatively painless (thanks, epidural!). My water broke just after 8pm Sunday night and out he came 6 1/2 hours later after only 15 minutes of pushing. The little troublemaker decided to be difficult by having the cord wrapped around his neck, but it didn't seem to bother him at all, just me and Phillip and the doctors! But, everything worked out just fine.

Sophie is a very excited Big Sister. She was scared of him at first and didn't want to touch him because "He's just too little!" I was okay with that, it meant I didn't have to worry! She got over that and absolutely adores him. She calls him her baby and gets upset if you try to tell her any different. She's been a huge help and so loving to him.

My mom came over for a week and was a big help. Now that she's gone, we're trying to figure out how this is all going to work. I think we're doing a pretty good job, it just takes a lot of trial and error! We'll get there, though. Phillip and I are loving being parents to two delightfully different children. Sophie has always been high maintenance and so far, Mitchell has been the opposite. He's content to just hang out and watch the world and already sleeps for 4-5 hour stretches a night! I don't expect this to last for too long, but we're enjoying it while we can. It's so much fun!!