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Pajamas!

Reading Jackson "Green Eggs and Ham". Mmmmm....Ham....

Almost no crying! What a brave boy.

Towel time! Yes, that is a duck. Yes, they have taken over the house. Yes, I fear they will eat me in my sleep.

How many adults does it take to bathe a baby?

He's so tiny!

Perhaps this will exorcise that stinky baby smell!

He didn't mind the water too much. We kept it short and warm.

Ready for Baby's first bath!

Is he saluting?

Mamie and Jackson Francis.

My Mom is out visiting and enjoying Jackson's company. And he's enjoying the food!

So tiny still!

"Do you mind? We're having a guy-thing here!"

Thanks for the Easter duck, Mamie and grandpa!

When he's awake, his eyes are HUGE!

Happy belated St. Patrick's Day!

He's try to make a rude gesture, according to Heather. I guess it is her son.

"I know you are dressed for work, but can't you change the baby before you go?"

Ready for our first walk! Just around the block, but still!

Obligatory nekkid baby picture, used to embaress him later when he brings dates home: check.

In the middle of his first out of the hospital sponge bath.

Father and son, sleeping. Yes, I hadn't showered yet. That is what my hair does when I don't shower. Just deal!

An exhausting trip, but one completed. No nurses now, just us. Oh boy.

Jackson meets his "sisters" (Heather made me write that).

Welcome home Jackson!

Ta-Da! Here we are! First day of rain in Phoenix in 143 days. Surely, an omen of some kind.

In the car.

Here we go! They wheeled us out. No one is allowed to carry a baby in the halls.

Already he's tired of this!

Oh yeah, thanks for the flowers, Mamie and Mr. Berger! Plus Nick, Cate, and Laura!

It was cold and rainey out, so we needed to make sure he was warm.

Yep, its time to go home!

"Where are you taking me now!?!"

Rob's mother made that great pillow in no time flat! That's actually a yawn, btw.

Everyone's napping but me!

Momma and baby.

Rob has two sons himself, so he's a natural at this.

Rob and Lori Simonson came to visit, bearing Chinese food.

Heather had a fairly comfortable bed, considering her medical condition. She was always happy to hold Jackson though!

Here we are in our antepartum room. We spent about 2 days there. How I hated that chair.

Thanks Katharine!

Madonna and child.

Congrats to Heather, she did it her way.

Jackson Francis Monigan Berger. Born 6:04pm, March 9th. 7lbs, 10oz. 20 inches in length, 13.5 inch diameter head. Blue eyes. Brown hair. Adorablitity factor: infinite.

OMG! TEH BABY!

At about 4:30pm, her bag of waters broke and we got ready for the main event. She had dialated very quickly after the epidural. Here, we rest and try to resist the urge to push. Once the pushing started, things finished up pretty quick!

Katharine Harts, our UCC Pastor and one of Heather's best friends, was there for almost everything. She really helped Heather after the pitocin got really bad. Even on pitocin, she was only 5 centimeters, so we decided on the Epidural to both help her and allow the dialation to speed up.

After about 13 hours of labor and no real progress beyond 4 centimeters, we decided to try pitocin, which makes things move quicker, including contractions. Heather moved to the ball, and luckily we had Lori Simonson here to help. Thanks Lori!