Our Little Bundle of Joy

Liam Kenneth Braham arrived four weeks early (!!) on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at 6:18 am, weighing 5 pounds, 7 ounces, and measuring 19 1/2 inches long. 

While Matt and I were eating an early dinner of BBQ chicken and preparing to go to a Skysox baseball game (one of the many activities Matt and I had added to our calendar, since we were planning to “live it up” during the last month of pregnancy—so much for the best laid plans!), my water broke!  Talk about a surprise.  I won’t belabor you with the details (bad pun), except to say that Liam’s birth was au natural and a truly wonderful experience…and no, I never thought I would say such a thing.  Matt was an amazing support—chalk one up for Team Braham!  We also had some fantastic nurses and a great doctor.  Thankfully, even though Liam is what’s considered “pre-term,” he is healthy and happy.  Grandma Feller (my mom—also known as Mimsie) came out last week and loved on little Liam with loads of hugs and kisses, plus a LOT of diaper changes.  Having Grandma around was like being on vacation!  We miss her already, but we’re excited that in a few weeks she’ll be back with Grandpa!  Liam is already warming up for his first game of whiffle ball.  Haha! 

And because the first picture doesn’t really do Liam justice, I’ll overshare with a few more, including his serious cone head in the first one.  That sucker didn’t last long…whew!

Check out that contented smile—it’s because Grandma is holding him.  She has a certain magic about her…

I’m sure Liam will work his way into the blog every once in awhile, but for now, he’s mainly working his way deep into our hearts.  Okay, I’m tearing up again…my postpartum hormones are definitely on overdrive.  Oh, and if you’re wondering about the nursery, it was almost finished when Liam arrived, and we were able to finalize things last week.  I’ll try to post about it soon.  But for now, it’s off to bed.  Gotta sleep when the baby sleeps!