Say hello to Sprout!

-Posted by Aaron

At about 12:30 this morning, Jamie's water broke. She took a shower, we packed some things, I called the midwife, and we headed to the hospital. It was clear that Sprout was still breach, so an obstetrician was called and Jamie was prepped for surgery.

At 4:10 AM, with some effort on the part of the doctor and midwife Wendy, Sprout was pulled, feet first, into the world.


Here he is being evaluated immediately after delivery.



Jamie got to see Sprout moments later, but her arms were restrained, so all she could do was to give him a kiss.

I followed Sprout to the nursery while the doctors sewed Jamie back up. He weighed in at 8 pounds 11.7 ounces and measured 19 inches from head to toe.

Here he is getting a bath. This is primarily for the benefit of the hospital staff, so that they don't have to wear gloves to touch him, and was not much appreciated by Sprout. After the bath he sat under a heat lamp for a while to bring his body temperature back up. The little sensor on his chest is a thermostat to regulate the baby-warmer. And that's my finger he's holding onto.



Once Sprout warmed up and a few tests were done, he got to go back to recovery to see his mother. He nursed right away, and the two of them spent a lot of time bonding.




And now he has a name. He will be called Aaron Ezekiel, or "Zeke".