He's Here!

Hey everyone, it's Aunt Rebecca. Yesterday morning at 10:23 Mr. Bean finally made his arrival. He is 8.5 lbs and 19 inches. Kate still isn't sure about a name. He has blonde hair and huge blue eyes. He has the cutest chubby cheeks and perfect little angel lips. We think he looks just like Terry, but every once and a while all I can see is Kate. I know my opinion is biased, but I've honestly never seen such a beautiful little baby boy. He makes the sweetest purring/cooing noise when he sleeps and hardly cries.

Kate went into labor around 7 Saturday morning. By 8:45 we were on our way to the hospital. Her contractions came so fast that they were not even a minute apart. Halfway to the hospital Kate started feeling like she wanted to push, which scared us all to shit. We finally got to the hospital and she was already 9 centimeters dilated. She had to wait for her doctor to arrive for 15-20 minutes and as soon as she walked into the room Kate started to push. 40 minutes after arriving at the hospital, our sweet little bean was out. Kate was so amazing and brave. She never complained and except for a few FUCK ME's she stayed focused. I've never been so proud and in awe of my big sister. Her strength and serenity throughout the labor and entire pregnancy is so inspiring. Lizzy, as Kate's coach, had more courage then I could muster up. She was calm and helped Kate with her breathing the whole time. Except for a little incident where smelling salts were required, Lizzy showed much more maturity than anyone expected. To say she rose to the occasion would be an understatement.

I can't wait to get back to the hospital to see mom and baby. Both are doing wonderful. Mr. Bean is getting the big snip today so wish him well... Here are some pictures so that everyone can ohhh and ahhhh over our perfect bundle of joy.

Only a few minutes old!!

Beautiful Bean