Hello Everyone,
I apologize I have not blogged in quite some time. Many things have popped up the last three weeks that will probably change the direction my life was heading forever. How could it not? I would like to welcome my son into the world, 'Jasper' was born on February 11th at 4:36 AM. What an adventure that was. Belleza woke me up shortly after midnight because she was reeling from a contraction. By 1 AM, the contractions started to get a little more intense. I really thought I had another day or two to prepare for Jasper's arrival, but he had other plans. By 2:30, the contractions were six minutes apart, we woke up our friends to let them know we were bringing the kids by, and I started to panic a little just because it finally clicked that the time had arrived. We have experienced a very mild winter this year, but it just so happened that it snowed about three inches that very evening, so I knew we were in for an interesting ride to the hospital. By the time I finally got the stuff in the car, the children up and in the car, and then Belleza in the car because she was contracting non-stop at that point, I was frazzled and it was 3 AM. We dropped the kids off, I roared out of our neighborhood, onto the freeway, and away we went. I do believe we had some Divine intervention because the roads were not awful, but I couldn't go as fast as I wanted to. Belleza was over in the passenger seat 
telling me to go to another hospital, hyperventilating, and trying to keep track of her breathing at the same time. I tried to help when I could, and ultimately, the decision was made to go to our original hospital. We pulled in at 3:45 AM. I left the car running, unlocked, and walked Belleza into the ER. They took a few minutes to get the wheelchair there, but they made it. I went out and parked the car, grabbed our stuff, and made it up to the room in enough time to catch all of the action. My wife decided to do all of this naturally, and it was a good thing. She was a real trooper, other than getting a little to excited with her breathing, she did wonderfully. The OBGYN made it just in enough time to catch, so literally, after about 15 minutes of pushing, tops, Jasper was born. He was 21.5 inches long and weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. He had a ton of thick, black hair. It almost looked like he had a wig on. Belleza bled a little longer than they wanted, so we stayed in the delivery room a bit longer, but other than that, everything went great. Family and friends came, were notified, and the two girls were very excited to see the little baby. He has been a very good sleeper, a well-mannered little baby, and everyone just thinks he is the cutest thing. He is the noisiest sleeper I have ever heard. I cannot get over how much he grunts, clears his throat, sighs, and otherwise makes random noises. Oldest sister is my three year old mommy, and my middle is now figuring out where her place is in this world. I have nicknamed her my little emotional one. She is a character. I will certainly keep you updated on his progress.
telling me to go to another hospital, hyperventilating, and trying to keep track of her breathing at the same time. I tried to help when I could, and ultimately, the decision was made to go to our original hospital. We pulled in at 3:45 AM. I left the car running, unlocked, and walked Belleza into the ER. They took a few minutes to get the wheelchair there, but they made it. I went out and parked the car, grabbed our stuff, and made it up to the room in enough time to catch all of the action. My wife decided to do all of this naturally, and it was a good thing. She was a real trooper, other than getting a little to excited with her breathing, she did wonderfully. The OBGYN made it just in enough time to catch, so literally, after about 15 minutes of pushing, tops, Jasper was born. He was 21.5 inches long and weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. He had a ton of thick, black hair. It almost looked like he had a wig on. Belleza bled a little longer than they wanted, so we stayed in the delivery room a bit longer, but other than that, everything went great. Family and friends came, were notified, and the two girls were very excited to see the little baby. He has been a very good sleeper, a well-mannered little baby, and everyone just thinks he is the cutest thing. He is the noisiest sleeper I have ever heard. I cannot get over how much he grunts, clears his throat, sighs, and otherwise makes random noises. Oldest sister is my three year old mommy, and my middle is now figuring out where her place is in this world. I have nicknamed her my little emotional one. She is a character. I will certainly keep you updated on his progress.
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