And so it begins...

I thought it only fitting to start this post with the same title as the first post. We have completed the path to parenthood and are now the proud parents of a beautiful baby boy. Our new journey as parents begins today (new blog address coming soon).



James Ryder was born at 9:34pm on March 5, 2010. He weighed a whopping 9lbs 5.4ozs and was 21" long. How that big boy was inside Gigi I will never understand. What I NOW understand is why Gigi's labor stalled after 30+ hours of contractions. Ryder was saying, "Push all you want, but I'm not going out that way. You gotta come get me." Gigi's cesarean birth went perfectly and she is recovering nicely in the hospital as I type this from home.

So, he has huge hands and feet, more hair than me, and cute cheeks like Gigi's. Great combination. Can't wait to see how everything sorts itself out after the trauma of labor and birth. Last I saw him he was sleeping contentedly in the nursery surrounded by a bunch of tiny crying babies.



Overheard in the delivery room from some of the doctors after the birth..."He can already palm a basketball!", "He's bigger than my 5-month-old!", and "How long has he been in there?".

Such a happy day for me and Gigi. I can't wait to go back to the hospital tomorrow morning to help out with day 1 of our new lives together.