Welcome Baby Carson!!

Carson William Voegtle was born at 10:43 AM on Wednesday, February 27th (my actual due date) weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 22 inches. He came into the world following a much quicker labor than his brother (15 minutes vs. 3 1/2 hours of pushing). As a result, we enjoyed several precious hours post birth of a surprisingly alert and content newborn that we didn't have the chance to experience with Collin. It was such a special time - we loved being able to hold him and enjoy him right away!

We were thrilled that both my parents could be at the hospital with Collin at the time of the birth and got to meet Carson while he had his cleanup and procedures done on the warming table.

After a few hours I was transferred to a temporary room since the hosptial didn't have any post-partum rooms available. With an average of 50 births a day, Northside Hospital is the busiest L&D, with Parkland in Dallas a close second (though different demographics). The family went home so we could nap and returned after dinner soon after I got settled in my recovery room.

Collin has been as good and excited new brother as I hoped! He wants to hold and kiss him and wants to help his mom. When we asked Collin what his favoite part of the hospital was, he answered "Meeting Carson" - a great response for a 3 1/2 year old! I thought it might have been something like going to hte kitchen to pick out apple juice or sharing mom's desert, but he's been pretty mature through this whole process.

We thought it might be hard for Collin to adopt a new name, but he's really taken to the name Carson, and tells us "Poppycorn" is just what he called him while he was in mommy's belly.