Collin Matthew!!!

So, this update is only a little behind - one month to be exact, but hey, we have a newborn. Collin Matthew made an appearance on New Year's Day and the past month has been filled with lots of fun and a little sleep. Here's a little about his birth:



We had been scheduled to be induced on Friday, the 2nd, but Collin had a few plans of his own. My water broke at home on new year's eve right before midnight, so shortly thereafter we headed to the hospital. Here we go: About 6 hours later, it was time to push. But once again Collin had plans of his own and it became apparent he was not tolerating labor well. My dr also thought that he was probably laying on his side so pushing wasn't going to do much to get him out. The decision was made that it was time to do a C-section. It wasn't what we had planed or expected, but at 6:57am, Collin was welcomed kicking and screaming. Here he is getting to meet mommy for the first time:

And now daddy:

Matt was great through out the whole experience. He watched the whole birth and even took charge of diaper duty:

Paige loved coming to the hospital to visit her new baby brother.

Collin Matthew Wilder

Thursday, January 1, 2009

6:57am

7lbs 8.4oz

20.5 inches

On Sunday we were finally, headed home as a family of four: