Zachary Paul is here!!

   Everyone has been dying to know if I was having a boy or girl..... and HE made his appearance 2 hours before his actual due date.  I went in for my last scheduled OB visit on January 18 at 8am and after an ultrasound showed that my fluid levels were very low, my doctor wanted to induce right away and I was very willing :).

I had him so quickly, we did not even have time to call family!!  He was ready...

James giving him the first of many kisses!

His favorite spot at the house, been sleeping on and off here since Saturday!! You forget how much they sleeeep....

    By 12:30pm I was hooked up to Pitocin and contractions had actually started on their own, so maybe I would have gone into labor anyway!  Saving all the details, labor progressed I had him without the help of the Epidural at 10:22pm.  I had gotten the Epidural a little too late (shucks).  It really never kicked in, the anesthesiologist was not clear why.  Now I know what that it feels like!

   His first visitor was my sister, Annie.  Since our boy name was not chosen, we decided right before she came in to visit.  Zachary Paul is just what we both liked after seeing him.  He scored a 9.9 Abgar and weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces.  I was so happy to be done with labor and the rest of our hospital stay was restful and full of visitors.

Best family picture I could get!!  haha

  Home with our three boys has not been radically different, each of the "big" boys are handling it differently, but are proud of little Zachary.  Being a mother for the third time is surprisingly easy, all the details of caring for a newborn are instictive and I am really grateful for feeling like I know what I am doing this time!  Lots of extra hands have helped, with meals and well wishes.  We are grateful for our blessing...    

Peace and love from the Bullers!