Harrison is Here!

WOW! What a week it's been. After much discussion from my doctors over the last week about inducing me the week of 10/27 to my surprise Harrison had plans of his own. My water broke around 3:30am Monday morning. We had a 10am appt already scheduled so we decided to go in and see what the deal was and of course they sent me to the hospital. Our journey was just beginning.
Once there, and all checked in, the doctors kicked my labor into high gear and we were moving along rather quickly. By 12am it was time to start pushing and after a lot of hard work on my part Harrison McLean Geer made his entrance into the world at 1:16am. He's a tiny little thing, 5 lbs, 12 ozs and 18 3/4 inches, not at all what we expected. As you can see below he has the sweetest face!!! We are all very in love with this little guy - he has quite a few fans.
Harrison had a little issue with his transition into the world and had to spend his first few days in a special nursery. His blood sugar was low initially and after recovering from that ended up with a little jaundice. Although it's tough to see your brand new baby hooked to monitors and receiving an IV and having limited access to hold and love him - we knew he was in good hands. LUCKILY we were able to take him home on Thursday 10/30, the same day I was to go home.
Since being home he's not sleeping really good at night, but he's eating more and more at every feeding so this little guy won't be little for long. We'll post more soon!


Proud new parents:

Just a few minutes old:

Taking a nap in the special nursery:

Under the jaundice lights with his "Joe Cool" glasses:

Going home with Mommy and Daddy:

Look at this sweet little face:
Going to my first Dr. appt on Halloween: