Wednesday, June 28, 2006

A son is born!

At 7:35 this morning, Jackson Hickey was born. He entered the world peacefully at home in our master bathroom suite after about 6 hours of labor and and an hour or so of pushing. He weighed in at 8 lb, 4 oz and 21 1/2 inches long, our biggest baby yet. He is calm and serene - a welcome addition to the family. The birth was attended by Johnny, the midwife, and her assistant. Grandma Dot, Grandma Hickey and Aunt Jen arrived within an hour after he arrived. Liam, Maddie and Isabella each woke up in turn after the birth to meet their new little brother.

Liam meets Jackson.

Maddie holds Jackson for the first (but not the last) time!

The baby holds the new baby.

Johnny and I at 9:30 this morning- 2 hours postpartum.

2 comments:

Bunnie said...

Oh Yay!!! Amazing what a few labor vibes from another state over can do for a gal! Welcome to the world Jackson! Enjoy the babymoon!!

Anonymous said...

congratulations! the pictures of jackson with liam and maddie and bella are adorable!
(and the capers story below is hilarious!)
i'm so excited for you guys!