Guess Who Can Say Her Name...

And Then There Were Two...

Our beautiful baby boy is finally here!!

Calvin Scott Johnson was born on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 3:51 pm. He weighed 7 lbs 13 oz and measured 20 inches long. He came out screaming but has since been a sweet and calm baby, except for when he's cold, but who can blame him:).

Here are some pics from the big day.

The Birth Story:

I started feeling contractions throughout the night after I went to bed Saturday night. I noticed the contractions when I would get up to go to the bathroom but was too tired to care how far apart they were. When I got up at 6am for yet another bathroom break, I had another contraction. I figured I should wake Chris up to tell him just in case. He asked how many I had and I guessed about five. He did the math and figured I was having them 1-2 hrs apart. While we were talking I had another contraction, then another and they were all of a sudden 10 minutes apart. Chris quickly found a contraction counter app for the iPhone so we could keep track. I remember thinking "really? you're going to look for an app when all we need is a clock?". However, it is a really cool app cause it keeps track of all the data! It keeps track of the duration and interval and times of each contraction. There really is an app for everything:) Anyway, we chatted a little bit more about what we should do and what if this really is the day our baby is born!! It all seemed so casual and laid-back, well except for the painful contractions every 10 minutes or so. We finally got up around 7 and started getting ready. Neither of us felt the need to rush so we didn't. I called my doctor's office and they said to go to the hospital to get checked.

We got to the hospital at 9:30am. The nurse checked me and I was dilated to a 6/7. The nurses seemed shocked and said I wasn't going anywhere. They started the check-in process and all the poking. Like it's not enough to have a little person come out of you, you have to get poked by a bazillion needles before hand. Then our friends came and picked up Lila. (Thanks again Stephanie and Jeff!) I finally got some rest when I got the epidural around 2pm. Within 45 minutes of starting the pitocin, they said I was ready. Calvin arrived at 3:51pm after pushing through 5 contractions!!!

It's so crazy to me how smooth and quickly everything happened. We never felt frantic or hurried. The experience was just as calm as when I was induced with Lila. This recovery has been so much better too. Not sure why but I'm loving it. I feel so blessed for this wonderful experience. Calvin is so cute and sweet and we love him so much!!! We look forward to getting to know him. Lila met him the next day and she is so interested in her little brother. She will be a great little helper.

Love these two!!!!!!!!