Brode's Visit

Here Denver is with Brode. He enjoyed the visit even though she buckled him up wrong in his car seat! We picked out his Halloween costume today so be sure to check back Wednesday to find out how he dressed for his first Halloween.

Another first...

I suppose there will be many "firsts" over the next several days, weeks, months, years...

Today was Denver's first "well-baby" pediatrician visit. Of course, as we already knew, the doctor confirmed that he indeed was the Perfect Baby! Everything checked out fine. He is now 8 lbs. 9 oz. ... just two ounces shy of his birth weight.

Denver's first walk...

Erin took Denver on his first walk around the neighborhood yesterday... unfortunately, I couldn't be there, but she sent me pictures, which I've included here.

It's amazing how much it seems he grows and changes each day. He has truly been a blessing & we have enjoyed every minute with him in his first six days of life. He has been a wonderful baby, sleeping through the night. We literally have had to wake him up to feed him each night.

Presenting: DENVER JAMES HARRIS

On Thursday October 11, 2007 at 2:16PM, we were blessed with the birth of our first child, Denver James Harris.

We arrived at the hospital around 7:30PM on October 10 for a scheduled induction. What we didn't realize was Erin was already having contractions too close together for the hospital staff to administer the required medications to speed the labor. Our doctor was at the hospital and broke Erin's water to encourage the baby to move down the birth canal.

By 10:00 Thursday morning Erin was fully dilated & began pushing. Because of some decreased fetal heart rates with each contraction, after three hours of pushing, the doctor decided to perform a c-section and Denver James Harris was presented to the world at 2:16PM.