It IS A Boy!!!

Logan Phillip made his entrance tonight at 6:18pm, weighing 7 lbs., 6 oz. and is 19 1/2 inches long. Mama and baby resting comfortably-and very healthy.

Thank You God.

He is the most beautiful baby boy I have ever seen. Ever. And he is so good! He looks around and focuses, yes focuses, his bright dark eyes on you when you talk. When I would talk, he would turn towards my voice, he did the same with Carl, and look right at me. It must be because he was overdue. That’s what the nurses thought. Brie’s nurse said she thought he was a wk. overdue from how he looks, and how alert, his color (perfect) and how rounded out he is. I had a hard time leaving tonight I can tell you that. 😉

Brie did absolutely fantastic. I-we, her included-expected hysterics and yelling. She has NO pain tolerance, well until today. She was a trooper, never yelled, not once. Got short a couple times with Carl, but that’s it. And that’s normal. We got to the hosp. at 7:30 a.m., she was checked in and settled and checked (she was having contractions when she came in), then around 9:30 or so they started the pitocin and at 10:00 the doc broke her water, then her labor began in earnest and painful. Every 2 minutes for the rest of the time. When she was at 4, she got the epidural, that helped and she went to 5, then 6 in an hour and a half or so, the doc upped her dose to help her relax and she was at 10 in an hour!! As soon as she started to push, it seemed he was born. That’s not exactly how it was, maybe around 9 pushes, and he was born.

Watching him being born was with out a doubt the most incredible thing I have ever seen. With my own kids, I was busy (ha) but this time I just watched. I keep shaking my head…words just do not express the awesome miracle of birth. My daughter giving birth to my grandson. Absolutely incredible. Awesome. Powerful. Blessed. Intense. Fantastic. Those were some of my feelings throughout that time.

We’ve been home 2 hours and I am just now regaining the ability to think. *L* Sounds funny, but it’s true. I was rather in a daze…I think my mind really did blow! *L* The relief on top of it then was also overwhelming.

She called a little while ago, to say thank you to me and also because she was worried she hadn’t made me feel important enough today. ME. *sob* She was worried about me this afternoon when SHE was in labor. She’s wonderful.

I got some pics, right after he was born. I hope they turn out, I had to be shaking. Oh, I haven’t mentioned Carl, well he was so great. Just floored me. He was calm all day, very supportive, reassuring, stayed by her side, everything. He cried when Logan was born-it was so funny, he was counting out while she pushed. He’d go 1,2,3..OMIGOD BRIE..5,6,7,8, OMIGODTHERESHISHEAD..10. *L* Carls mom was in there too, so her and I grabbed each other and started crying too. Brie just pushed and calmly had the baby, the rest of us bawled. Then the nurse pushed open the door, there stood hubs and Chels-crying. Then the doc held Logan up so Brie could see him, and the look on her face…totally awestruck, tender…

*I know I’m rambling, but I really could not even string 2 sentences together 30 min. ago. Now I have to make myself shut up-I’ll have to go wake hubs up!*

Anyway a flood of people came in after she had him, the next couple hours were pretty eventful. I got to hold him a lot and finally I rocked him to sleep a little after 8. He’d stayed awake a long time, he was all wrapped up tight in his blankets like a little enchilada with his little face peeking out under his blue striped cap. I fell in love with him all over again. Giving him up was not easy, but it was time to let the little family have their own time together. I miss them already. This grandmotherhood is heady stuff.

Thank you all for your prayers and positive thoughts. I am so thankful Brie’s labor was not like mine and moms, and I know all those prayers and thoughts had something to do with it. She broke new ground, delivering in under 12 hours. *s* Way to go darlin’.

Your turn Snowwoman!

I’m a grandma. *shakes head* I had no idea it would feel this wonderful.