He's here!!

Lil G was born June 17, 2008 @ 7:56pm at Swedish Hospital. He was 7 lbs 4 oz and 21 inches long. He's really sweet, and makes the cutest little noises. I was in labor for 5 hours (a sprint, really) and was totally worth the pain and other stuff that went along with it. I ate a hot fudge sundae before my water broke (which happened at the hospital, not at McDonald's, thankfully!) I've been craving another sundae ever since.

Here are some pictures of my sweet boy.

testing 1, 2, 3...

hm. first post before lil g makes his presence known. mr. a and I are very excited about meeting g. I think he's going to be a big boy, and I've seen his big cheeks on the ultrasound. I can't believe I have only a few more days as a non-parent. I'm nervous and excited at the same time. I alternate between thinking "oh, huzzah!" and "oh, crap." nothing that other new parents haven't experienced, I'm sure. Luckily I have, in mr. a, the perfect parenting partner and someone that I know will be a great dad. we celebrated our 7th anniversary last night, it was a great evening of just the two of us talking and eating good food--I can't imagine loving anyone more than I love him...he's my person.

now if I could just finish that dreaded last dissertation chapter. thank god my parents are getting here tonight!