Okay seriously, isn't he so adorable?
I'm so excited to announce the birth of our third son, Michael James on July 12th, 2016 at 1332. He weighed an amazing 10lbs. 6oz. and was 22.5in long. He was so long he almost couldn't fit the measuring tool for infants! Cracks me up!
The very last pre-baby pregnant me picture!
I can't believe he's finally here! We were totally shocked to be pregnant at all, and then to travel all the way to Washington State to have him, and then traveling all the way back home; it has been quite an adventure to get him here.
I was so grateful to have a wonderful OB here with Dr. Zahra Alamooti, and then to get Dr. Brown at Valley OBGYN was amazing. Fantastic doctors for a girl having her sixth little one! Dr. Zahra did an ultrasound at every visit so I literally watched Michael grow from his first appearance. And Dr. Brown was so kind and funny and he actually listened to my concerns and my opinions. Between the two of them Michael and I were very well taken care of the entire time!
What else do you do when waiting to get started?
Dr. Brown even let me choose the induction date, the earliest date possible, of course! We arrived at 6am and by 9am we were getting my lovely epidural. Unfortunately, things always go a little wonky for me. Chris laughs that it seems to be just the way things are in my life. The epidural eventually was wonderful, but some major pain was had when the needle went a bit too close to a nerve on my left side. Thankfully, it was short lived. The part they forget to tell you when you get that shot is that labor has to be regular first. So it's not like you skip the whole thing. I had forgotten how much I hate contractions. Anyway, it wasn't too long before my little big guy showed up.
Proud papa for the sixth time!
When he came everyone was super surprised by how big he was! He actually got stuck, not just shoulders like normal kids, but his chest too. He was so much bigger than anyone, but Chris and I, had expected. He was so big he came out purple! He also came silently. Not so good. You could feel the tension, it was not good. It took a good few seconds before he finally cried and even then it wasn't very loud. Made everybody so nervous. It was a really surreal experience for me because usually I'm so out of it by the time my little ones show up that i don't usually remember any of the first few minutes of their lives. This time I remember everything. He was so amazing and so fun to hold after imagining what he'd look like for 10 months. He's a cutie. Totally a Fosburg: black hair, blue eyes, long fingernails, and totally cute button nose, just like his siblings.
My last hospital/birth picture. I so love my Michael James!
It was only a little while before visitors began to come for a peek at our new son. Both the Fosburgs and the Morris' came to see us. It was so nice to have them be there so quickly. It was a major departure from the first five. I was always a bit high strung when it came to the hospital part of having my kids so I always waited a while to let anyone come. Several of my kids were born too far away from family for it to even be possible. Michael should have been born in country, but our insurance doesn't cover that here, so I got to be around my family for the birth of my last child. Such a neat unlooked for blessing!
Nana and her newest grandson look so good together!
Grama is soo happy! Even Grampa is super excited.
The best part of the whole things was later that day a photographer came in and took pictures of the three of us right there in our room at my feet. She was so kind and asked my input on all the poses and types of pictures. It was such a nice service, especially since newborn pix were high on my list of necessary activities. So I went to the hospital very uncomfortable and pregnant and came home less than 48 hrs later with an adorable newborn and adorable photographs. For a multitasking mama, it was quite the event!
And then it was quiet. My kids were safe, my baby was happy, my husband was exhausted; we all rested.
