he's here!

he's here!!! jeter dustin geddy tolman made his entrance on sept 27th at 9:09pm :) 7lbs 8oz and 21 1/8 inches long and pure heaven!!!

i drank this nasty concoction wed morning (castor oil, almond butter, orange juice.....you get the idea - NASTY!) and had some contractions here and there all day. they got worse that night but then let up in the morning, and i was convinced it didn't work. that afternoon though, they got closer together and more painful, and i knew it was hospital time - yay!!!

so excited to get that little watermelon out of me, not so excited about the tiny box of rice krispies they offered me but better than nothing! haha kait and my mom were my people with dust in atlanta, and they did great! took a few hours to get from a 3 to a 10, but yay for epidurals to save me some pain from 7 to 10. we had a little party in the delivery room too with a nurse, a student nurse, the nursing instructor, my doc, a resident doc, and 2 NICU people there to support me :) the epidural covered my contractions, but i felt everything it took to push this little man out and OUCH!!! so worth it though and sooooo good to meet our newest little man :)

jeter had to spend a couple hours in the NICU because he was so pale and kind of limp and quiet, but he checked out of there quick and was off to reunite with his mommy!!! i just can't get enough of this little face :)

 

we had lots of visitors in our 20 hour stay, and they all fell in love of course :) none as much as these 2 little men though! beckam was especially excited to meet his little brother, and he was so excited about his name and his fuzzy hair and his little fingers. it was the cutest thing ever! mads gave jetes a kiss and was off to explore, but he loves his little bro too! HUUUUUGEEE thanks to kris and dust who watched our boys too - you guys are the bestest!!!!

 

jeter is such a good baby so far!!! loves his carseat and his baths and loves his many many snuggles from his brothers. eats, sleeps, and poops like a champ and is just such a little stud! we got some time to ourselves when we came home too - another HUGE thanks to lace who adopted 2 more boys for a night and let me and jeter settle in a bit :) love you lace!!!!!

dust gets here tomorrow night and can't wait to meet this little guy! we are so excited to get dad home, and i'm just the luckiest girl in the world to be part of this little family of men :)

life just feels a little more complete with jeter as part of the family now. it's crazy how much you can love someone so little, but i love him more and more every day and am so thankful that he's finally here! love you little jeter man :)