Thursday, October 8, 2009

Andrew Brent Skinner

October 5, 2009 at 3:35pm our baby Andrew arrived all 10 pounds, 2 ounces, and 21 inches of him! He arrived safely in our arms after only +-3 hours of labor. I am completely smitten by him, completely. How blessed we are to have him. I could kiss his eyes and chubby cheeks and smell his sweet newborn breath all day and night (I may have actually been doing this for the last 3 days, with breaks so Bean, Grandma, and siblings can enjoy him too.)

While I was in labor the nurse asked if I had any specific requests for the labor and delivery. The only request was that they better not take my husband away from me. Bean was there every moment giving me strength and encouragement. If you would have told me that I had to push out a ten pounder I might have been leery of my capacity to do so, but thanks to my excellent childbearing hips and encouragement from my husband, all went exceptionally well. Brothers The Big Sis
Wow, does life get any sweeter?

9 comments:

House of Smiths said...

OOooo, he's so cute! I can't way to hold him!!!!!!!
I'm glad everything went well!
See you guys this weekend.
Shelley and Cason

Jamie Hatch said...

I love the picture of you kissing him, that is soo, soo wonderful. You are such a lucky and amazing mother! Good luck with the next couple of days and weeks!

Jess ♥'s Joel said...

AHHHH! He is so gorgeous! Congrats Bean and Breanne! You are my hero, Breanne, 10 lbs? We are possibly coming up for Fall break next week and I would ♥ to meet Andrew and hold him, what a sweetie. ♥ you guys!

Tamara Jacobs said...

oh he is sooooo cute!!!
congratulations!!i'm so happy for you!

Chloe and Tyler said...

Congratulations Breanne, how wonderful to have three healthy little ones. I can't believe he was 10 lbs, good job!!

Sarah A said...

What a Baby!!! Annie is sitting on my lap and can't stop saying "Baby! Baby! Baby!" She thinks he is pretty cute. I'm glad everything went well. And I think 3 hour labors are the best! Good Job!! Can't wait to get my hand on that boy!

ls said...

holy cow, breanne, you are my hero! a 10 pounder is most impressive! i need to talk to you again and hear all your words of "i can do this" before i go into labor. you are amazing, seriously.

little andrew is so sweet and looks so much like one of your kiddos. how incredible is it that you have this little perfect family? oh, so sweet! congratulations, again!

Andrea said...

Congrats! He's darling.

The Palmers said...

WOW! Already??? That's awesome! You look fabulous and Andrew is just sooo sweet. Congratulations!