He's Here!

On Tuesday, March 1 at 1:01pm, my sweet son, Lucas Gabriel officially joined our family.

Here's a quick recap of his birthday:
* My water broke at 4am and we knew that it was time to get to the hospital
* We got to UC Davis Hospital several hours later after taking our sweet time getting ready (a momma's gotta look good for her new baby)
* I was admitted after they tested to see that my water indeed did break
* After four hours of dealing with pretty intense labor contractions, I was finally allowed to start pushing (these were more painful than I imagined they would be and I dealt with them without meds)
* And then after a very long hour and twenty minutes of trying to push the child out, my little Lucas finally emerged to breathe his first breath and start screaming

I was quite tired at that point. Tired, but ecstatically happy. And my freshly washed and styled hair (from 4 in the morning) still looked good, dang it!

Here are his stats:
7lbs 6oz
20 in
A cone-headful of hair (hey, give him a break...he was in the birth canal for awhile)

Mike and I are really thrilled to be this amazing kid's parents. Look at how cute he is...I am a little partial, I realize, but come on...He's marvelous.

A Little Wet Behind the Ears (Lucas' first bath)