After being a week overdue which caused his mommy to have no other choice but to accept the fact she had to take matters into her own hands and for the first time ever, opt for an induction,

Harrison Connor Miles

agreed to one last hurrah in utero from 10:30Am to 7:36PM

and then arrived at 7:37PM

on Monday, May 7, 2007

At 20 inches he isn’t the longest of his siblings at birth but at 9lbs and 8oz he does get the special recognition for being the biggest!   (No wonder he wasn’t showing up on his own. There was only so much wiggle room in there.)

So here’s to the permanent removal of feet from his mommy’s ribs, the ending of lower back aches (once the labor pushing pain and soreness in my back finally leaves, of course) and the ceasing of random acts of pain in areas I’ll refrain from mentioning publicly.

Thankfully, big sister Natalie and big brother Luke are cool cucumbers with the new addition to our family – especially since he brought them both gift bags of treats.  (Stop it, a tiny bit of bribery doesn’t hurt. And boo to you if you think it does.)

Many thanks to everyone who checked in with me during the week I was overdue to make sure I was alright, the nice man delivering breakfast in the hospital who brought me something other than congee and oolong tea, and to Lana, my doctor – for putting up with my insanity.