Caution: Some of the following pictures are a bit graphic!


41 weeks pregnant!


At the hospital being monitored prior to the C-section


Darrell puts on scrubs


Epidural-Zonked!!


Our precious baby Brendan is born!


Suctioning. See the lumps in the umbilical cord? Yikes!


Ankle bracelets


Footprints


Just 3 minutes old!


A wee little foot!


Mom meets baby


First family picture


Happy Daddy!


Happy Mommy!


Dr. Gallagher poses


Brendan gets weighed- 8 pounds 6 ounces!


First shot


Our first breastfeeding attempt in Recovery. All seems well.


Waynell, my mother-in-law, sees the baby for the first time and poses for the camera.


Gene, my father-in-law, finds out that Brendan was given his name as his middle name. He was so happy he thanked me!


My Aunt Cathy and Darrell's brother Anthony were in Recovery with us too.


I may have the shakes & all over itching but we are incredibly happy!!!


Brendan goes to the nursery and gets a bath


Here are his footprints going into the baby book!


In our hospital room (#141) now. Gene and Anthony with the baby.

Continue on to Part Two