I'm so delighted to share that Shannon (sntm) is a new mommy!! I know many of you have been following along with Shannon's journey from before the conception, so you will be very happy to know that she, Chip and Jack are all doing very well.
I just happened to be at the hospital this morning for an ultrasound when Shannon paged me and said, "You'll never guess where I am..." I asked her if she was in labor (in retrospect, she sounded WAY too happy to be in labor - duh!) and she said, "No! Jack was born at 7:34 this morning!!" Since we were already there, DH and I were able to just take the elevator up to the maternity ward and had the honor of being Jack's first visitors. He is so cute - looks like his daddy! I regret we didn't have a camera. Shannon looks just wonderful - and we're all so happy that she no longer has to stand in the OR for 7 hours at a time. Now her real job begins...
I'll leave the rest of the story (which includes eggplant parmesean, castor oil in milk, and a relatively short and uncomplicated labor) up to Shannon when she's able to get back on line...but in the meantime, here are his stats:
John Sebastian McElearney
Born June 6, 2003 (Shannon's EDD, although her OB said 6/9/03) @ 7:34am
Weight: 7 lbs., 7 oz.
Head: 13.5"
Chest: 13"
Length: 21"
Yipee!
(edited to add birthweight...)