It's a Boy!

After a very challenging few days it seems all is well.

Ashton was born at 2:20 this afternoon weighing in at 4lbs 8 oz, 17” long

Amie went into active labor – the kind you see on TV – the pushing, sweating etc about 12:30pm and I can tell you she worked very hard to bring this little boy out to play…

Amie is in her room at the hospital, has eaten dinner and looks like she is ready to crash for the night. She feels good and seems very happy. Amie will likely stay in the hospital until Sunday afternoon.

He is in the NICU and doing well. There are a few concerns w/ babies born this early. Chief among them: Breathing and Eating. Immediately from birth he was breathing “room air” meaning that he needed no assistance to do so. A great sign. He will try his first meal tomorrow. I guess the stomach of a baby is smaller than a marble, so it wont be much of a meal, but a true indicator. I have asked a dozen NICU nurses, NP’s and Dr’s about how long he will be there, they all give me the same standard line, but the story goes that when he is over 5lbs, and breaths and eats on his own, he can go home. They always say that the standard is to stay until due date – hopefully he can figure a few things out earlier than that.

Amie and I can visit him basically 24 hrs a day, and will likely see him multiple times each day. As we visit and have updates to him we will likely blog about it and will provide you that info so you can keep up with his development at your leisure.

Thanks for all the kind words, thoughts, prayers and love that you have always shown to Amie and I, and will surely be shown to our son.