Welcome Baby Pierce!

Pierce Nicholas --- born Friday, May 18, 2012

8 pounds, 10 ounces --- 21.5 inches

After what seemed like years and years of pregnancy, Pierce was finally evicted from his watery home last week.  In a demonstration of his determination and willpower, he put up quite a fight, but in the end the pitocin won the day.

I'll give the birth story in another post, but I would like to preface the next picture by informing you that I slept for less than five hours before checking into the hospital on Thursday morning.  I did not begin pushing until 24 hours later.  You can imagine how much rest I got in those 24 hours.  When the pushing began, it continued for FOUR MORE HOURS!  Four hours, people!  So maybe I look a little tired by the time this picture was taken.  The point of it is that I survived.

 Nick put in every ounce of effort that he had during the entire ordeal.  He really kept me going.

 Do you see that face?  I have now given birth to that same face four times.  I don't really think that our kids look terribly like either Nick or me, but they are practically identical to each other.

Here we are, all together at last.  The wait has been long for all of us.

Ready to go home.  I'm totally smitten with this guy.  Both of these guys.  OK, all three of my guys.