New Arrival

Ok so I am a little slow with the update but here we are now. A family of four! We are three no more. We are very excited to announce the birth of Baby “O” at last. And so we welcome our new addition of Barrett Jack to the family tree. Big sister Isabelle is starting to figure out that Barrett is here to stay and I’m sure it will be no time at all before she figures out how much fun he will be to have around.

We did pick the day the Barrett would arrive which it seems to have turned out to be a great decision, because we could not be happier to have him home. Plus he was so big I think that if we let him stew any longer he would have been that much bigger. But you can never tell with these things.

Barrett is doing great, he nurses like a champ and is sleeping really well too. Only time will tell how that will go in later days. He has enjoyed much attention from Grandpa and Oma in the first few days of his life and will love all the attention he gets from everyone else when he gets the chance to meet them.

Isabelle can say brother and Barrett so we are well on our way to having a great big sister who loves to help out. She will bring over his diapers and try to get him clothes, if only she knew where to find his clothes. I’m sure one day I will find her trying to put on some of her clothes on Barrett who will most likely just sit there and not say anything about it. Needless to say she is adjusting very well to having baby brother at home. Plus I think with Grandpa and Oma here she has been seen to pretty well.


Mom and Dad are pretty happy as well and are doing great. Ben was a supper star during labor and delivery. He really helped me get through it all. The real challenge was waiting for the doctor to arrive when I really wanted to push, the nurses were saying, no you need to wait. But once the doctor arrived we got down to business and Barrett was out in six (6) minutes. I thought it was much longer but apparently not. I think they were all very surprised. I even remember apologizing for taking so long, now that seems a little funny to me. So for future reference, in my opinion, squatting while pushing out baby is the best way to go.

I even heard Ben say that we can wait to find out the sex again at birth. He decided that was pretty cool. I would have to agree, to here those words or see for the first time was just amazing. I think I even cried. I am very happy to have Barrett here in the world with us, not just because I am no long prego but also because we now have this new wonderful life to care for and love. Who could ask for a better gift?