Liam is here!

On Friday, January 10, 2014, William Reid joined our crew and officially made us a family of 4!

He was scheduled to be induced, so in the wee hours of the morning, before light, on a drizzly, chilly Friday morning we arrived to the hospital, suitcases and pillows in tow - ready to meet our little man. 

Mr. Liam's arrival was slightly less eventful than Miss M's entrance, thank goodness. After registration, paper work, and a million questions that needed answering, I began receiving Pitocin on a steady drip that increased every twenty minutes in order to start my contractions on a regular pattern. By 10:00, the doctor arrived to break my water, and my epidural was administered within the hour. (I am just not one of those women, God bless em', who can do the natural route!)

A few short hours later, Mr. Liam joined us at 2:27 pm. He weighed in at a whopping 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 20 and three quarters of an inch long. One of the first comments we heard about our little feller' included, "Wow! Look at the size of his hands - and feet!"

He was beautiful and perfect and everything we had dreamed he would be. We spent the first "magic hour" ooing and awwing over him. 

We are so blessed to have him join our family, and every day, we are learning more about the little guy, as he learns more about his world as well.

It certainly is true that the love you hold simply doubles when you have your second, although I was skeptical before Liam's arrival. Seeing both of my beautiful babies together astounds me, and the sense of love and pride I feel is simply indescribable.

I certainly am one lucky mama.