Who knew that a NINE POUND BABY would be considered a "small and simple thing?"
But, oh my, all I can think about as I gaze at him and hold him in my arms is how small he is -- and how simple and how precious and wonderful!
(Of course, three short days ago I was feeling slightly different...)
Phoenix Elijah was born Sunday, 24th of May at 4:03pm.
He weighed in at 8 lbs 15.3 oz; he is 20.5 inches long.
He has a head of black hair with a widows' peak, chubby cherubic cheeks, ten fingers, ten toes and everything in between.
He is lovely!
Frank was a superb labor assistant -- he applied pressure to all the right points, gave lots of encouragement, lovingly and patiently helped mom through every stage of labor and delivery. Most exciting of all, he caught Phoenix as he entered this world! Daddy then cut the cord, weighed, measured, finger- and foot-printed the baby, took his temperature, bathed him, etc. No wonder he fell asleep around 7:30pm and didn't wake up til the next morning -- he must have been exhausted!
(Yes, you may have sensed a small grain of sarcasm there, but in all honesty
Frank was AMAZING!!
and, he didn't have all the hormones flowing through his veins and boosting his energy.)
Big sister, Lily, is in love with her new brother.
For months, she would wake up in the middle of the night to ask me, "is it May yet?" (knowing he was due in May); then the question became,
"ISN'T it May? Then why isn't my baby brother out yet?"
(I, of course, was as perplexed as she was... )
Anyway, apparently the answer is because he wanted to share the same birth date as his big sister (AND his maternal cousin); is it just me or is that a little unbelievable!?!?!
Lily, my mama's girl, looked straight at me as she entered the hospital room and then ran PAST me to her daddy (who was holding the baby) and said,
"MY BABY BROTHER!"
She is a natural. She loves holding him, kissing him, talking to him. I think that secretly she wants to take over the show and I am beginning to think that she might be capable of handling it. Lily has been surprisingly, wonderfully patient with her recovering mom, her rough-and-tumble teasing dad, and a sleepy, hungry baby. She has an upbeat nature. Most of the noise generated in this house is from her singing and dancing happily --
and THAT's another small and simple thing!
Aren't they great!?
