glad to be home...

aunt bethan, aunt anne rachael, and cousin elijah came to visit and bring us a very delicious dinner

elijah loved the attention from the ladies aunt anne rachael
cousin elijah

first visit to the doctor in a day gown made by mama and grandmother teri so bored...
first bath at home

visiting with granddad

spending time with mama

i love my bed

sleeping with aunt mady

gavin gray holland

he's here! he's here! gavin gray holland arrived on monday, july 20, 2009 at 10:16 p.m. mom and baby are happy, healthy, and resting comfortably at home.

the final belly shot before leaving for the hospital...41 weeks

8:30 a.m. - pitocin is administered...let the induction begin!
waiting, waiting...we're ready for you gavin!
i started at 1 cm...now we're at 3!3 cm sounds like the perfect time to powderaround 1:30 p.m. - 4 cm...making progress
notice with each cm i swell at a rapid rate
time for the epidural!5 cm...i heard things start progressing at this point
so excited!granddad and aunts waiting patiently...i can't believe how many family and friends set up camp to await the arrival of little gavin!
apparently 5 cm is where things start progressing for most. unfortunately, i stayed at 5 cm from about 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the doctor decided that a c-section would be necessary for baby and me. so around 10:00 p.m. i was whisked away to the operating room.trying to wrap my mind around the fact that i'm minutes away from meeting my son.dr. joe working on getting gavin out.he's here! 10:16 p.m.
this is the classic put me back face!listening to his heartoh cruel world! please put me back!giving him oxygen...why they had to pull his hat over his face i'll never knowi weigh 7 lbs and 15 ozfinally, i get to meet my sweet, little boy. he stopped crying the second he was reunited with mama.looking a little like popeye herenana holding gavingavin's big feet

thank you dr. joe!in the recovery room. so unbelieveably swollen, i couldn't close my hands! wrapped like an eskimo to stop the shaking.around 1 a.m. - i finally get to hold my little gavinabsolutely amazed at how perfect he is!little feet! super long toes!
how precious are these legs??grandmother teribeautiful reddish-blonde hairyay! aunt bethan gets to hold gavin!
aunt haylea gets to hold gavingavin with his mama and great grandmothergreat aunt april and cousin lauren came to visit
taking in the big worldgavin and aunt mady

the doctor checking gavin out before we leave the hospital

he does not like this
that's okay, mama makes everything better!

time to go home! wearing the day gown and wrapped in the blanket his grandmother teri made

the day gown didn't look that big until we put gavin in it!

big yawn!

can't wait to get baby home

sooo in love

mama, gavin, nana, and aunt mady

here we go!

thank you aunt tracy and uncle frank for the super comfy carseat