Isaiah Wyatt 7.26.2006

After nine months of anticipation, Isaiah has arrived! Here's the story- Tuesday Morning: Becky starts having contractions with slight pain but doesn't tell me b/c she didn't want to get my hopes up again. Tuesday Afternoon: I go play paintball with some guys from the youth ministry. About 10 minutes into paintball, Becky calls my cell to let me know that she's in labor and that the contractions are inconsistent but definite. I tell her that I'm coming home, and she convinces me to stay and finish up (teenagers with guns and no supervision could be a bad thing!). So every 5 minutes I'm calling her while hiding behind a tree with a gun in one hand and my cell phone in another. 5pm: After paintball I come home and Becky is really in labor and the contractions are starting to get very uncomfortable. 9pm: We decide that it's time to go to the hospital. 11pm: 3cm dialated. 1am: 4cm dialated. 3am: 5cm dialated. 6:30am: 10cm dialated & time to start pushing! This was not so easy as you can imagine. Becky was a champ and Isaiah was born at 9:05am after 2.5 hrs. of pushing! As expected, I wept like a baby and Becky proclaimed, "He's perfect!" "He's perfect!" He was huge! 9lbs. & 21 inches long! (There's much more to the story . . . if you're interested give us a call).

Since then we have spent our time adjusting to our new life as parents. So far Isaiah is a very easy baby. He lets us sleep at night and keeps his poops to a minimum. As everyone tells us, "life will never be the same" and we're ok with that. I'll stop babbling and let you see some pics...