What a week

Our family has grown to 5. We are so happy, here are some pictures to document this eventful week.

The night before we had the baby.

Our girls, our family as we knew it!

The big day

Wes Maxwell Layton was born October 23rd. He was 6 lbs 15 ounces and 19 inches long.

He gave us quite a scare in the beginning (you can tell he isn't quite pink enough) but luckily we got to hold him for a moment before they took him away.

This pic is me saying "oh, thank goodness for these drugs"

The OB we trust with our lives, Dr. Poliakin

In the NICU

I have to say that we thought the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) and staff were so wonderful. They made us feel like everything was well under control. He went there a few minutes after he was born because he was having trouble breathing. They called it respiratory distress, similar to what happens with premature lungs. It got more complicated when it came time to feeding him because he couldn't breath and eat at the same time. Both conditions just took time to conquer. He has made up for it now though. He eats like a champ.

Have you ever seen toes longer than these?????

The below picture was with all his tubes and wires, I was happy to see those come off.

These pictures are from the first day he got all his tubes and wires removed. Aside from some swelling, it was so wonderful to see what he looked like.

Home

The below pictures are from today. We got to pick him up from the NICU around noon. He was so little in that car seat!!!

He has a lot of blond hair already. It isn't long, but both the girls had dark hair that turned light.

Jane of course has melted our hearts with how happy she is to have a little brother. I can't even begin to answer all her "why ...." questions.