Introducing...

Baby Maxwell! Born Jan 25, at 7:42 pm. He's a little swollen and red because this is right after the birth. Poor Little Man was not ready to be ejected from the nice warm womb, but he did really well and we are pleased as punch. I didn't know a delivery could actually be a happy experience. (Let's hear it for great doctors, nurses, & epidurals!)



He has some very eager siblings who thought of some good names for him. Felicity thought "Cosmo", Katrina called him "Blanky", and Matthew's vote was for "Baby". Uncle Kurt likes Carl, which I think deserves Honorable Mention.

Here's Daddy, getting used to the Sunday sleeping slouch:

And Grandma is giving it her best shot, even though she has very little experience holding screaming babies:

I look ridiculous in this next one, not to mention still swollen from all that IV fluid, but I thought the baby's face is very cute here. We were trying to compare Giant Dimples. (He has one in his left cheek.)

We're now home and trying to recover, but it will probably be a long time before we all get out of pjs. Thank goodness for my Mom or we wouldn't have anything to eat or clean surfaces whatsoever. It's going to be Mommy Boot Camp for the next few weeks. Be warned!