Theodore "Teddy" Arthur

So we have another beautiful, bouncing boy. 7 pounds, 11 ounces and 21 inches at 38 weeks and 1 day.

It's funny how we focus on these details. I know I wanted to know these facts. And people often ask you for them. There are only two reasons I can think of for this.

One- it's hard to share much more about the baby. I don't know what his interests will be, what will make him laugh, if he'll be sweet, etc. I know him but not in a way that can be described. I can tell you that a week before he was born he kicked my belly so hard that I almost dropped my cup of coffee in a meeting, that every night he has hiccups, and that he seems to be more active when Robert is around.

Two- for me personally, it feels like an accomplishment, by the grace of God, that my body could grow this person...every ounce and every pound.

The question that people should ask me is, "Are you in awe of him?" I would answer, "I am". It is unbelievable. I have heard over and over from people that you can love another child the way you do your first. As an oldest child and as someone who adores her first child, I did not believe them. Even up until the last weeks of pregnancy, I would watch Robert, in awe, and worry about this.

Those wise people were right. I look at the way Teddy looks at me and the way he moves. I listen to his coos, that seem to surprise him. I smell his sweet baby head. I feel his tiny hands grasp my fingers. Simply, he exists, and I am in awe.



In short, I should let my younger sisters know that they truly are loved as much as I am :)