Welcome Kalten! Pics!

[dooney]

Kalten Lucas was born naturally (no induction yay!) at 4am sharp yesterday (Feb 19) after 22 hours of labor.
He was 7 pounds 9 ounces and 19 inches long.
I'm in the middle of writing the story in my "letters to Kalten" book, so I will post that later.
He sleeps a lot and never wants to wake up to nurse, but when he does, he is a lamprey, I swear. Perfectly latched but suction like an industrial vacuum.

http://pregodooney.diaryland.com/ima...lten_daddy.jpg
http://pregodooney.diaryland.com/ima...lten_mommy.jpg
http://pregodooney.diaryland.com/images/kalten_gmam.jpg
http://pregodooney.diaryland.com/images/kalten_gpam.jpg

It was quite emotional when my mom held him for the first time. She is lucky to be alive after her heart attack a week ago and we both had a little cry.

[Sara Ann]

Very cool about your mom being able to see him! Congrats!!!

[anabellee]

congratulations! i'm so glad your mom was able to see him

[ryleeee]

i'm so proud of you, dani' =D
congrats to all of you! i'm glad your mom got to hold him.
what does his name mean?

[MsElle07]

He's beautiful! Congratulations!!

[mamabear&babybear]

Congrats!! I'm glad your mom was able to hold him. I can't imagine the emotions that must have evoked. Enjoy your babymoon.

[MoonWillow]

I'm so touched and happy for you. Congratulations!
He's gorgeous btw!

[PixelDust]

So glad your mom was well enough to hold him; I'm happy for you all. Congratulations!

[ekblad9]

Congratulations! I'm so happy for you. What a beautiful baby!

[Jude Rose]

OMG, I'm totally going to borrow your lamphrey line. Mine too! Ouch!

Congrats! So happy everyone got to share in this miracle together. Yay!!!!

[pinksprklybarefoot]

congrats!

[Gray's Mommy]

He is just beautiful! Congratulations

[dooney]

Originally Posted by ryleeee

i'm so proud of you, dani' =D
congrats to all of you! i'm glad your mom got to hold him.
what does his name mean?

Kalten is a character in books by David Eddings that Paul and I both like.
It also means something like "cold" in German.

Our follow-up appointment was today (at the same time his final ultrasound was supposed to be before they induced ). He's back up to birth weight and the nurses said he looks great. We were worried about jaundice but the numbers are okay and he's had several bilirubin diapers just recently.