welcome finley

finley claude travis was born on July 31, 2012 and 747 am at the wilmington birth center. he weighed in at 9 pounds and 0.5 ounces. things went pretty smooth with the exception of an overnight sidetrip to AI Dupont childrens hospital for some low blood sugar. despite the docs best efforts, this was not remedied with IVs and feeding tubes, but with some rest and some feedings once finley was ready.

jess is doing very well considering. Labor was much much shorter this time around and i believe we both feel grateful for the experience.

grandma and grandpa (mama and papa) brought vera for a visit around noon. vera was quite energetic but very nice to her new brother.

i am very happy to have finley with us. i did my best to help with the labor and i am amazed at how well jess did. she really had her sights set on a natural birth with midwives, a doula, no pain meds, no wires and tubes. i was concerned but supportive. she really made this happen in the most fantastic manner possible and i have no words to express the wonderful feeling of being there for finley's birth. oh, i got to cut the cord again this time but no blood splatter on my shirt this time. the birth center lets the cord pulsing stop before cutting.

FYI - this blog will be formatted similar to jess's "vera updates" blog. from here on out, i will use this mostly to post photos for family and friends to view and use minimal text. enjoy!
-jp