On Tuesday, January 12th at 10:45am the newest member of our family was born!!! Daniel Ryan Owens came into this world healthy and happy at 19" 7lb4oz. :) And it was amazing to be a part of it! Daniel is the son of Adam's oldest brother, Jacob, and his fiancée, Leticia. They had asked us to come up and be a part of the day, which really felt like a gift since we are still getting to know Leticia, and it's such an important day! But, as they took him to the Nurses' room to take his information (footprints, etc) we all gathered at the glass windows and watched. Even more special was seeing Jacob leaning down, talking to his little, tiny son.
What was particularly funny, was that since Leticia's family is Hispanic, as we were seeing the baby you heard the Owens side saying "my goodness, look how dark his hair is!!" at almost the same time the Aguilar side was resounding in "he's so white!!". It made us all laugh, he's the perfect, beautiful blend of both of them. We were so excited to see him, to hold him, to see Leticia and how she was doing...I couldn't believe how quickly the day escaped while we were there!
Leticia was doing really well, especially for having just had a c-section. She did get sick while we were there, but I was amazed every time the nurses came in for her "pain level" and she would calmly reply "no pain, but I am nauseous..." She's so much tougher than I would be!!! She did admit, smiling, that right before they wheeled her into the surgery room this morning she looked at Jacob and said "I changed my mind, I can't do this!!".
Here are Adam and I, proud Aunt & Uncle we are!
The baby fever I had been severely suffering from back in the early fall, had seemed to bury itself. I had read a lot, everything I could, about preparing for parenthood, parenthood, pregnancy, birthing choices...the works! I was also able to have amazing discussions with a few spectacular women about their choices and how they felt about them. Babies, obviously, are an immense responsibility and not to be taken lightly...which is why we're waiting and reading in the mean time. So we can be set up in the best way for a baby, when we welcome one into our own little family. But I digress...all the logic and conversation had seemed to bury these feelings, and they'd poke out there heads occasionally at the sight of sweet child, or conversation with one of our friends who are parents. When we got to the hospital though, in the "baby" wing...it was all over. It was as if my entire body was going "This could be us you know! We should be the ones in here!!". As offsetting to baby fever as you might think a recovering c-section mother and newborn might be, it was quite the opposite. It excited me..."I want this! I can do this!!". I kept this all to myself, but knew Adam was picking up on my baby frequency as he leaned over, gave me a knowing look and a kiss. So this week, it is back to reading. Reading and research, and focusing on baby Daniel for now, knowing one day we'll have our own little bundle.
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