Better Late...

What an incredible way to start the new year. On January 6, 2005 at 10:56 AM, we welcomed our son into the world. His name is Aidan Atticus Lee and weighed in at 8 pounds, 6 ounces. He was a whopping 21.5 inches long! I still marvel at how he could fit into Jennifer for the last 41 weeks. Jen marvels too, although she would add a few other choice verbs as well.

He was originally due on December 30, 2004. The date came and went without any stirring. I was on-call at the time so we were initially relieved that the baby was late. However, as the days past our anxiety grew. Why isn't he coming out? Is there something wrong? Will he be too big to deliver vaginally? So we walked and walked and walked some more. Multiple laps around Ikea: nothing. Pacing the aisles at Target: still nothing. After exhausting every possible shopping mall in Philadelphia (hey, it's cold out here), we decided put aside our worries and enjoy some alone time together. What would we really miss doing after the little guy comes? So we headed to the nearest stadium seating theater and watched the latest Wes Anderson flick "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou". Not the greatest movie, but guess what? Jen started going into labor. I'll let Jen chronicle that particular experience, let's just say over 36 hours of contractions later, we had our baby boy!