Saturday, March 15, 2008

New Arrival

Well we finally have a few minutes to update the BLOG; it has been rather hectic for the past few days. It all started on Thursday morning when Kaija woke up around 4:00 am having contractions every 8-10 minutes, so we waited because the doctor said not to go to the hospital until they are less than six minutes apart, so around 7:30 am we dropped Callie off at school and headed to the hospital. We spent several hours in triage and by the time they got us into a delivery room, labor was progressing, the epidural was in, and the doctor broke her water. Around 3:00 pm it was time to get ready to push. After pushing for just a few minutes Joshua “Cooper” Claridge debuted @ 3:13 pm weighting in at 6lbs 13oz and 19 inches long. Kaija did very well and much to my surprise she didn’t even swear. But the baby is healthy, and Kaija is happy that she is no longer pregnant; she spent the last two months on strict bed rest and miserable. But now she is up and around and I am happily retiring from my position as house keeper, cook, and bottle washer. I will however still be on diaper duty, because as Kaija put's it-there are diapers coming out of her a**! -Chris

6 comments:

Marie said...

Congratulations on your new little addition!! He's a cutie.

Rochelle said...

How cute! It is hard to tell who he looks like- keep the pictures coming! I hope Kaija is getting sleep! Good luck to you guys and we can't wait to meet him.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!! How exciting! He's a doll!

The Gamble's said...

Congratulations! We are so excited for you! He's adorable! -Frank and Heather

Allred's said...

Congrats you guys. I am so happy for you and little Cooper is so darn adorable. You know, I didn't know my friend had such a potty mouth. just teasing. So now you have two in diapers and are loving every minute of it. We are really happy for you two, good luck with the sleeping schedule. lot's of love, amy

Sami Cantrell said...

Congrats on your new baby boy, he's a doll. Kaija I can't believe you let me down in the delivery room with NO swear words. I have obviously been out of your life for way too long.