Sunday, August 9, 2009

The Babe, He Has Arrived

After a lot of this...


a good amount of this...
(contraction faces)
a little more of this...


and a lot of help from these folks...


we got this!

Welcome to the world, Grey!

22 comments:

Jaci Spain said...

He is PRECIOUS! Congratulations Greta...

Rachel said...

I LOVE this post!!! It is too adorable!

And Grey is a BEAUTIFUL baby!! (Hopefully Bob doesn't mind me calling his son Beautiful).

Congratulations!!

Jenna said...

congratulations! he's a good lookin' baby! love the name!

looks like you had a bit of back labor?! and, it appears this was an epidural-free labor?!

when's the official birthday?

praising the lord for grey!

Ashley said...

haha-it looks like you're having way too much fun to be in labor! He's adorable, just like Sam...congrats!

Anonymous said...

Greta,
Grey is a beautiful boy! Congratulations to you, Bob and of course, Sam. Can't wait to see him in person and give him some loving.
MM

Camille Platt said...

looks just like a carter man!

Lindsay said...

You're too funny!

Congrats and welcome baby Grey!

Kim said...

Congrats! I'm happy for you guys and REALLY happy about no more creepy pool guy. Great job, little Grey is a beautiful baby!

megan and nick said...

hilarious post and adorable baby grey! congratulations!

Jeanna said...

Congratulations Greta! He's absolutely adorable!

Courtney said...

i hope those pictures were taken in early labor, because you look AWESOME! i am so thrilled for you, and of course, i can't wait to hear about everything. grey looks like a little doll! i've definitely been stalking your blog waiting for pictures! can't wait to see you, can't wait to meet grey, want to bring you dinner as soon as you're up to it! praying for y'all!

Lauren said...

Love it! Congrats, pretty Mama!

Rachel Garcia, CD(DONA) said...

Oh what funny pictures.. whoever took those was GREAT!!! ha! Girl you rock.. and just for everyone to know.. NO she was in active labor 5-6 centimeters from the top picture down.. and then the one of her in the bed she was in transition (7-10 cm) and bob and I were convinced she was breezing through it all. She was so calm and relaxed (she will tell you she was hurting) but she was in control, one contraction at a time.
Greta you did a great job! made it look easy! And that little man is absolutely adorable! I don't know if this means I get to post my doula version of your birth yet or if you are wanting to post your side of the story first.. let me know! I know you got some other great pics to share..namely one from the hallway!! ;-) so take your time.. but please keep 'em coming..

Good job guys! You are some baby birthing pro's!!
definitely no "whaling and gnashing of teeth" to quote bob!

Camille said...

He is so perfect and gorgeous!! Congratulations to you, Bob, and big brother Sam!

Jennifer said...

Congratulations, Greta!! Grey is adorable!!! And way to go on the natural birth! Praise the Lord!

Alicia said...

Congratulations!!! I love his name!! He is adorable!!

Amanda Leigh said...

he is gorgeous girl! sooo happy for you guys and so glad you did it natural! Way to go! I am sure Rachel was a God send and a great help! Miss you and can't wait to meet him!

Melissa said...

hooray! greta, he's such a beautiful baby. i mean, really, he's gorgeous.

and you look great, too! i can't wait to hear some details about labor. i am so proud of you!

congratulations to you all.

Rachel Garcia, CD(DONA) said...

for those interested.. i posted a blog about Greta and Bob's birth story.. from the doula's perspective ;-)

http://rachelgarcia77.blogspot.com/2009/08/birth-story-greta-and-bob-natural-labor_09.html

Enjoy!

Ann Marie said...

Congrats!! He is SO cute!!

Angela said...

another adorable carter baby! congratulations!

Shea said...

How sweet! He's a handsome little fella just like his big brother! Hope y'all are doing great! Those first few weeks were tough for us!!