Damon is here!!

I'm so happy to be 'guest blogger' tonight, because that means we have a new little miracle to introduce!  Damon Jack Clark was born at 4:06am on Sunday, June 9th.  He weighed / measured in at  7 lbs 13 oz and 20 inches long - he's quite the handsome little guy, too!  Jackie again completely blew me (and the nurses) away with her calm, focused, and seemingly effortless labor. The story of the labor, our arrival at the hospital, and the delivery was a good one.

With Carol in town to help with the kids, Jackie felt relieved knowing Cadynce, Donnie, and Colbie would we taken care of when it was time to go to the hospital and that we were scheduled to be induced early on Monday morning. In fact, Jackie and I went on a mini-getaway on Saturday night including dinner, shopping, a late movie, and an overnight stay at a hotel near the theatre and mall. When we settled in for the night at the hotel, Jackie nudged me at around 1:30am as I was dozing off, saying, "I'm starting to feel something."  We immediately got our things and headed to the hospital, where my superhuman wife wanted to just park in the garage and walk in, since she was 'fine.'  They got her processed in quickly and soon discovered she was already at 7 cm... It was now a little before 2am. We then got settled in a LDR and after another hour of contractions, she got an epidural.  Not long after that, it was time to meet our little guy for the first time. Just 3 pushes later, Damon made his debut, and we were again left to marvel at God's work.

The kids came to meet their little bro for the first time and were literally bouncing off the walls with excitement. Thanks to Carol being here, I can spend this special time with Jackie and Damon in the hospital until we head home hopefully late tomorrow.  What a long and fantastic day!  View album for a few photos.