Though in the last 2 weeks it seemed like our little guy would never arrive, he finally made his grand appearance this last Thursday in the wee hours of the morning, exactly one week after his due date. His official arrival time was 2:35am on Thursday January 7th, 2010.
I guess he took the extra week to prepare himself because all were surprised at his healthy size of 4020g, or 8 lbs 14 ounces. His arrival was quick - 2 hours 35 mins in total - and he was born naturally in Clinica Santa Anna, here in Lugano. The birth was as perfect as can be hoped for, and I am filled with gratitude to have had the support and love of James and Karen through the process.
These first two photos are within the first hour of his arrival:
These are from later Thursday evening. I stayed in the hospital till Friday morning - just over 24 hours:
very sweet! so glad karen was able to get those pictures!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet family you are! Little Liam is such a beautiful baby boy! I'm glad that Karen was able to be there with you and James. I'll be watching for future posts.
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