The Boys!

Doctor Dylan Makes a House Call!

After much soul searching and browsing the costume aisles at Target and looking on line, we finally made a decision about Dylan's Halloween costume: surgical scrubs. We thought it would be oh-so-cute if Dylan showed up at the hospital to visit his newly born baby brother on Halloween all dressed up in his scrubs. But then Max went and ruined that plan by being born 2 weeks early!

Oh, well... Just a few days before Max showed up, Jennifer made an appointment with Dr. Dylan, OB/GYN, for her next-to-last prenatal appointment. Here are some photos of that visit.

He is RELEASED!!

Max has been in the Special Care Nursery for the last couple of days. He had an elevated bilirubin count (i.e., he was jaundiced), and had to go to to the SCN (sort of a midlevel nursery not as intense as an NICU) for the 'treatment.' He had to spend virtually every minute of the day under some special UV lights to break down the dead red blood cells in his body so they could be excreted out.

Anyway, today they did his blood work in the lab, and he was down well below their threshold and is now back in his mom's room. So both baby and Mom are happy!

And so is Poppy!

Max Joseph Arrives!

Nearly two weeks ahead of schedule (uh, how about a little notice next time, eh?), and with the same drama that his big brother, Dylan, had, our newest family member arrives! Born on Thursday, October 15, 2009, at 9:30 in the PM, Max was all of 7 lbs, 13 oz, and 21.5" in length. Eyes of dark blue and dark hair, he is beloved by all who lay eyes on him.

This posting is quick, due to Mom and Baby both still in hospital, and more - much more - will follow. But the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived.