And Heeeere's Lassie, I mean William!

So remember way back when I wrote that I couldn't wait to see the body of the heartbeat? Well, he's here. What a scary and exciting road labor and delivery was... He came out with his hands up by his face, like he was diving out. Look out world, here's a little Chris that for everyone's sake we hope is like Julie! Right now I can here his little whimperings and occasional cry. You know how super cheesy it is when you read those poems that go like, "his little eyes just melted my heart," and stuff like that? Well, it's not cheesy when it's your kid. He is, just for the record, a beautful product of love and pain. I can't help but see the parallels of Christ in the everyday things, and this is no different. Our child is a symbol of God's grace, and opportunity to recieve His grace. Out of love came a painful event that produced something beautiful, and out of the same circumstances came our opportunity to be with Christ. What a precious way to begin life. I was told that the first night would be the easiest, from friends and a nurse. You people lied. I'm still up, have changed three diapers in less than an hour, and have carried baby to mama to bed to mama at least a dozen times. Julie is pretty much on bed-rest so she can heal, so it makes it hard for her to walk around and pick up William to feed him on her own. But it's okay. I just wanted to send a thank you out to everyone who was helping us in some way, whether by phone calls, prayers, gifts, ect... It has been pretty tough to go through everything without either set of parents or famly around, (except Zach, who is a baby pro, so he better be sticking around...), a little tougher than I thought it would be. But we have had more support than we deserved, I'm sure, and we realy appreciate it. From Mom about birth: "I would not say it was a wonderful experience, but we made a really cute baby." Me: "Was it worth it?" Mom:"Uhh... yes!" To all those girls out there who are terrified of birthing a child, my wife did it all natural, she came out smiling and holding a real bundle of joy. Like I say all the time, if you want to get to the gold, you have to dig through the dirt. But man, the payoff makes it worth it! God Bless!