Hello all!! I hope everyone is enjoying their winter break! I am so excited that I get to finally announce the arrival of our baby boy! What's even better is now we can finally announce his name!
Sterling Kelso Diamond
was born on December 31, 2009, at 11:59 AM weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces! He has a full head of jet black hair and I can already tell he has his daddy's eyes. :) After just a short time he was just quietly observing the world and taking it all in. I wonder what this all means for the future :)
It all started last night. Poor Avicile could hardly get any sleep between contractions and the baby kicking her. She kept asking if everything was packed and thankfully it was. Oja and Cameron are staying with us until they go back to school next month. We were up pretty early the next morning and at about 7:30 Avicile stood up saying, "Man I wish this baby would just hurry on up!" At that very moment her water broke. Haha, she got her wish!
It was madness from that point on. Just the other day we were joking about having a new years baby and here he was! Oja kindly drove us all to the hospital where we were later met by Eric and Rebecca, my parents and siblings, and Avicile's family. Once there we got right to a room. Things went kind of slow from there and we took lots of walks around the wing. Surprisingly, Avicile was quite comfortable and was even laughing and chatting with everyone.
At about 11:00 things really started to move. It became too painful to walk so she went back to the bed to prepare to have this baby! It was just me and the doctors in the room with her but everyone else could see from outside. At that moment, as I looked into her eyes, I realized that I was going to become a daddy. It was so surreal. I was a father!
Things progressed well and finally it was time! I looked and the only thing I could say was "Black hair!! Black hair!!!" With one finall pull he was out and ready to see the world. Within a minute he was handed over to the proud mommy for a couple minutes. He stopped crying and looked right into her eyes. True love. :) My goodness does he look like me! He looks just like me as a baby, but with black hair, and yet he looks like Avicile too. I think he has her nose. :)
He was then taken to be weighed and all that. 7 pounds 10 ounces! Wow! He was 21 inches long however. I think he'll be built like me! ;) He has all of his fingers and toes and looks completely healthy. He had his bloodwork done which he didn't like too much and per our request he is being tested for the genetic defect in which I have that has a 25% chance of being passed on. Through intuition we are certain that he has it, but this way we will know for sure. After all that he was handed to me and then it all hit me again.
I'm a father! This is Sterling, my son! He's absolutely beautiful! Avicile was taken in for post term care and to get some much needed sleep while I just marveled at my son. I can't help but think what life has in store for him. :) All of his grandparents and aunts and uncles took their turns holding him and right now Sterling is sleeping comfortably near his mommy. What a day!
And mom and dad, you're now grandparents! What ever will you do?? :D
We're set to go home late tonight or early tomorrow morning. I'm so excited to start this chapter of our life!
Love,
Lesko, Avicile, and Sterling :)
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