Cute Baby Snap shots

Yeah I will admit I always thought moms get carried away with too many pictures of their babies.  Oh my goodness let me tell you I can't seem to get enough of this little guy!

Calvin Dale

Tough Little Guy

Intense, long, and totally worth it...Calvin Dale finally arrived weighing 7 lb and 4 oz and measured 19.5 in.  He arrived at 2:32 am after 16 hours of L-A-B-O-R.  I now know why labor is called "labor."  Thank goodness for the meds!!!!  But I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.  He is adorable!  

Calvin caused quite a rucus when he arrived.  We had teams in the room and some in the hallway waiting.  The poor guy swallowed the amniotic fluid containing meconium.  It filled both lungs.  The doc compared it to swallowing tar.  With 5 days in the level 2 NICU he was able to gain enough strength to come home on oxygen.  

Those five days were so long and exhausting.  Jason had it pretty hard on the tiny pull out couch.  The poor guy would wake up with three times as much sleep than I had, and he would be more be more haggard then I.  It was kind of humorous.  

Last night I walked into the nursery and found Jason reading to a sleeping Calvin.  Those two are going to have so much fun together.  He is making an awesome dad.  I am loving being a mom.  I knew it came with its ups and downs but I never knew how awesome it really would be.  I have enjoyed every second with Cal.  

The doc was super happy with Cal's progress and we have high hopes that next week we can bid the oxygen tank and monitor goodbye.  We are sleep deprived, exhausted, at times delirious but we have never been happier.  Let the good times roll!