Saturday, November 10, 2012

Our Second Miracle Is Born

Alex Daniel Boots
Born November 10, 2012 at 4:01 p.m.
7 lbs 11 oz
21 inches long
 


      This was our second miracle from God, Jackson being our first. It is nothing less than the mighty hand of God that can give life and make it so special. Alex Daniel (named after my Dad's middle name - Jackson's middle name, Anthony, reflects Becka's Dad's middle name) was born at 4:01 this afternoon. Becka was 9 days overdue, but finally went into consistent labor about 6:00 this morning. At 10:30 we were on our way to the hospital, and it was only a few hours later  that the little guy made his way out into the world with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. Dr. Sterlacci, who was on call this weekend, expertly flipped it over his head and made it look like there was never an issue. She was very good. Our attending nurse was very good from start to finsh, as well. Hopefully the next few days will generate some better pictures, but these will do for now.

 Just minutes after he was born.
 
 He was alert and looking around from the minute after he was born, and as I type this at midnight, he is still that way.
 

Could never tell this was 30 minutes after having a baby!

 Very good doctor (Dr. Sterlacci, left) and nurse, (Rachel Gilman, right) who did their jobs very well.
 
Grandmama and Granddaddy with their 9th grandchild
 
Jackson's first encounter was a good one. He told us yesterday, "I'm so excited for my little brother." Of course, he calls him "Awex."


 

 


And lest we leave Jackson completely out of it, I have some pictures of him I haven't put up yet.
 



 
 He happened to see a PBR (professional bull riding) event so our nightly ritual has now turned into me being the bull and him being the rider - EVERY night. And as in the picture below, he wants me to ride him, too.



 And somehow I have to be the pilot and he is the airplane while we fly to every room and eventually land in his bed.
 
 

 And he finally got the hang of riding his bike. He races around the back deck like his favorite race car driver, Denny Hamlin (FedEx #11 driver - top 5 right now in points in NASCAR - from Chesterfield). You should see him slam on the brakes. He's outside all day every day and gets disappointed when he has to come in after dark.


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