He's here!

Aidan Alexander has arrived at last! Becky's doctor induced her labor on Friday evening (June 30). At (about) 8:00 pm, we heard from Dwayne that she was slowly progressing, but her contractions had gotten closer together and the doctor thought they could expect the baby to come sometime in the middle of the night. So, we decided to stay at home and wait for news. Our plan was to drive up in the morning if we hadn't heard from them before then.

We were on our way to the hospital at 9:00 the next morning when we got a call saying that she was dilated to 9cm already. When we got to the hospital, she was fully dilated and ready to push. We all left the labor room at 10:30 after wishing her "GOOD LUCK!" and went to the waiting room to await Aidan's arrival. Dwayne came out at one point and said that his head was there, but he was facing up, so they had to take measures to turn him before delivery.

At 12:20 or so, Becky's grandma walked down the hall to listen outside the door. She came running back saying, "I heard a baby cry!!" So, Holly and I went down the hall with her and listened, and sure enough....a CRYING BABY!! A short time later, Dwayne came out to tell us that he was here and they were weighing him. He said if we wanted to come down to the nurse's station and take pictures, we could. So, of course, we did. What a doll! He looks just like Becky and her family. He has dark hair (a lot of it!), her mouth and nose, and Dwayne's dimple in his left cheek. And he's BIG...9lbs. 9oz. and 21 1/2" long. I'm so excited! We're planning to go to their house on July 4th, so we'll get to spend a bit more time with the new family.

Welcome to the world, Aidan!