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.