Now THAT'S a fresh baby!!

He's finally here, in all his whimpering, pouting cuteness, a week and a half "late".

Nathanael Harrison Bergstrom
8lbs 1 oz (3.665 kg)
21 in (53.34 cm)
July 24th, 3:49 pm.

We went in for induction on Tuesday morning, around 8 am. By 10 am they had started the induction (b/c she was getting too overdue, and only 1 cm), by 1 pm she was at 6 cm and ready for the epidural...by 3 pm she was fully dilated, started pushing at 3:35, and the baby came out at 3:49 pm. Everybody is healthy and happy, and fully on the road to recovery.

Here are a few photos from yesterday and this morning:

For obvious reasons, I didn't take any pictures during drug-free labor. But here's one after the epidural:She's lovin' labor now!

Here's one of our last moments as married w/out children.
The birth was the most fascinating thing I think I've ever seen. I always knew a "baby" was in there, but it was so abstract since I hadn't seen him in real life. When this guy came out, I could hardly believe this little person had been inside my wife. Here he is after just getting wiped off. I have a more fresh, less appropriate picture if anybody would like to see it! Get in touch with me if you're curious.
This is one of my favorites...I call it his "Gollum" pic.
Here he is, getting weighed and measured. The weight's in kilos.
First eye contact. He'd been screaming bloody murder, but the moment I closed him in with my hands and started talking to him, he stopped crying immediately and looked right at me.
I think somebody gave him some cherry kool-aid.
Isn't this a beautiful shot?
This one's edited, for personal reasons! Gotta keep this blog G-rated, if you know what I mean.
Here I am after the first night. Little did I know, we gave birth to a vampire. All he wants to do is suck and stay up all night!!!
Hello?
Burrito
What are you doing to me?
This is my favorite.
Beautiful baby.
Everybody says he looks just like Jackie...indeed, her baby photo looks identical to him. I guess I provided the blank slate to her features.

I'd post more, but I gotta get back to the hospital.

Thanks for all your love and support,

And thanks for reading!