The Delivery of Daniel Thomas Weeks, 2008-01-18


On January 18th, 2008 at 7:09pm, Daniel Thomas Weeks was born. These are some up close and personal photos of the blessed event. Be forwarned though, there are a couple of graphic (although decent) birth area photographs (just a c-section). Both Teri's parents and my mom were able to make the event.


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Here we all are the night before the delivery.
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They admitted Teri for high bloodpressure the night before.
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Jim and Sara came by and visited for quite a while.
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Teri did her makeup after we got news that they were going to go ahead with the birth...
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"There you are Teri!"
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"Here's Daniel!"
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This is the "before" shot. :)
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Sara worries over her little girl...
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Kayla wants her moment in the lime light.. :)
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Hey Velma...
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Jim: "What am I supposed to do with this?"
Joe: "Tell him to give me my bottle!"
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I'm a bit nervous about the "C-section"...
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Teri's all drugged up and as cool as a cucumber.
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"Smile!"
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Oh my.. I'm going to sit back down on the safe side of the blue wall now..
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Wow... They're pulling him right out of her belly!
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It's definitely a boy!
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Cleaning him up...
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Wow.. all wet, icky and purplish-gray...
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They let me watch them clean him up...
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We had to jostle him a bit to get him breathing and to turn from purple to pink...
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There's his color...
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Daniel's still a bit unhappy with the whole ordeal...
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Starting to calm down a bit now...
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Teri says that Daniel has my furrowed brow.
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Time for the prints..
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There we go!
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Hi mommy!
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A very special moment...
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"Puuuuttt meeeee baaaaackkk!" :)
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-smooch-
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The eyes truly are the windows to the soul.
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Post-op... and time for the introductions...
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Proud daddy...
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Thanks Dr. Lovell! (our fertility Dr for the previous 5 years)
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Although in the end.. God was the Dr. in charge.. :)
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Reporting Nurse documenting Daniel's stats.
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"Who are you?"
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Daniel and mommy, together at last...
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The antibiotic jelly is still in his eyes.
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Together at last...
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Hey Grandma...
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His blood sugar was a little low and Teri's milk had not come in yet...
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All charted up and ready for the nursery so mommy can rest.
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7 pounds 12 ounces
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20 & 1/4 inches... perfect.. :)
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Kayla really really wanted to hold Daniel... But Ms. Melissa said "later honey".
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Hey Daniel!
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One more hold...
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Next day.. and mommy's up and about...
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and they're taking some new-baby pictures...
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There he is...
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Wow.. he's still really be hungry!