Ryan Matthew, born Wednesday, September 26, at 6:00pm (and fifteen seconds), seven pounds, one ounce, and nineteen and a half inches.
I will have to do more details when I am not typing with one thumb, but basically, I woke up yesterday morning and thought “hey, those contractions hurt.” Then I continued to have random contractions all day, some five minutes apart, some forty minutes apart. But I had those with Elizabeth for a whole day before anything got serious so I was still thinking I’d check in for my induction at four, only now it would be more of an augmentation.
And then, suddenly at three o’clock, the sporadic contractions went regular and three minutes apart and WHOA. So I texted the friend who was watching Elizabeth and said we were going to bring her by now, instead of later as was the plan. And we dropped Elizabeth off at 3:45pm and I had the baby slightly more than two hours later.
My doctor came in this morning and said “well, that was impressive.”
And look, he’s pretty cute.
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CONGRATULATIONS! He is beautiful! I am so very, very happy for you!
Congratulations! What a handsome little guy!
Congratulations!! He is perfect and adorable! Love his name! And, I’m with your doctor, that’s impressive and quick! Way to go!!
Congratulations to all of you!! Can’t wait to hear all about perfect Ryan! Hope you are feeling as good as possible!
Congratulatiosn!!! He’s soooo cute!! I’ve been checking on you the whole day, thinking this european time was not helping as my anxiety for news increased! LOL!! :-)
Oh, hurray! I love how all the comments yesterday were wishing you a quick labor. I must admit that I was worried about you guys. Enjoy, enjoy.
Very Impressive! And soo cute too! Congratulations a thousand times! I can’t wait to hear the whole story!
xoxox
Congratulations! He’s adorable, and such a great name too. Goes so well with his sister.
I had the same 2 hour experience, only in my case without the buildup of contractions. Water broke –> baby in two hours. Whoosh!
Congratulations! He is beautiful!
Congratulations and welcome to the world Ryan!
Hurrah for a spontaneous and easy labour too!
Congratulations! He is super cute!
welcome to the world, Ryan! Congratulations, Jen, Matt, and Elizabeth! What a beautiful family!
Wow! Sounds like Ryan was set on following the plan to make his debut on Wednesday. Congratulations! What a good-looking guy!
Nice timing! And very happy to meet Ryan.
Hah! Best induction story ever! Mazal tov to all of you.
Congrats!!! Welcome to the world Baby Ryan! And how awesome not to be induced!
Congratulations!!!! He is soooo darling and gorgeous. We’re all so happy for you guys. Dibits and baby Ryan are going to make the cutest pair ever.
Everything sounds just perfect. Congratulations to all of you!
Way to make an entrance, Ryan! So happy for you all!
Hooray – congrats to you and your family, he is precious! Very handsome little dude, and what an impressive labor for sure! Very happy for you all!
Congratulations!!!! He is absolutely precious.
Congratulations!
Congratulations! Welcome to the world little Ryan!
Congrats! Let the adventure begin!
SQUEE! I’ve been looking at all the pics you’ve had up on twitter and everytime, my brain goes “he’s ADORABLE!” And he really, really is! Yay for fast delivery. :)
Congratulations !!! He is beautiful =]
He sure is!! Congratulations! : )
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Our boys were very close in size and weight. Enjoy!
Wow – you make incredibly adorable babies!! Congratulations to you and your family, and welcome to the world, Ryan!
Congrats to you and your whole family. He looks so much like you!!
I love him so much, Jen.
Congrats to you and your family on the new little bundle of joy. What a cutie. So happy for you!!!
Congratulations…he is absolutely beautiful!
I know the feeling I checked into the hospital with my second at 11:30 pm and by 12:06 she was born! Yeah for quick labors. I had the pleasure of not feeling a contraction though till 9:30 pm that night.
Congratulations again!! Have I told you yet how adorable he is? Because, VERY.
He and you are both impressive!
Congrats!
Yup, definitely adorable. I am glad everything went so well. My sister has labours like that – what a gift – and you deserve an easy labour (and hopefully an easy baby, too); I know you guys have been through a lot to get him. Congratulations.
Wow! That was impressive! Ryan is adorable. How are you feeling, Jennifer? .
Congratulations Jennifer, Matt and Dibits.
Congratulations! He is gorgeous!
Congratulations on your beautiful, healthy, adorable boy!
adorable…and sounds like he was down with the plan, how nice of him to make it easy on you!
Congrats! Well done. He’s absolutely beautiful!
Congratulations! He’s beautiful!!! And I love the name!
Congratulations!!!! I’m looking forward to many more pictures … and some “reaction shots” with big Sis. :)
I also like the fact that Ryan appeared on the day that he was originally scheduled to show up. He’s obviously a man who prefers organization! That bodes well for your future! ;)
Congratulations! Ryan is adorable. And clearly a genius baby who already understands the virtues of being on time.
Such a cutie!!!! Huge congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! And you have just ignited baby fever here. He is an absolute doll <3
My excitement, happiness, and joy for you, Matt and Dibits knows no bounds. I am truly thrilled for you. *jazz hands* Congrats my friend!
What else can one say…awwwwww he is stinking cute! Let’s hope Elizabeth likes him, such big eyes he has to watch her and learn everything she knows!…that wasnt an observation but a warning!
Congratulations! Very impressive indeed, and very very cute! And might I say that I adore the name Ryan? That is what we named our youngest. And Elizabeth was going to be our girl name… I am so happy for you all! I wish I would have read your “baby prep” post before I had Ryan, those are fabulous ideas and probably would have helped me immensely. Enjoy the crazy fun times to come! One of my favorite memories is the moment I introduced my two children.
Yeah!!! Congratulations!!! He is a cutie!!! :)
You are a rockstar!! Congrats again!
I appreciate your efficiency. I mean, getting there in time to change clothes seems a little extravagant. But overall very impressive.
I don’t read your blog regularly, but have checked in from time to time over several years. I am so happy for you! He is really cute, too!
He’s beautiful, Jen!!!!! Welcome to the world, Ryan!
I have died of cuteness overload @ least a dozen times from looking at Dibits holding Ryan. I don’t know if my heart can handle another death. But, I think I will look again and see what happens. He’s such a cutie! And that “going home outfit” is precious as well. He’s going to fit in just perfectly. I hope you have a lot of help during the coming weeks. If I didn’t live 2.5 hours away (by plane) I would volunteer for the overnight shift in a heartbeat. Much love and wishes for a lot of sleep @ night! JS (Jodi)
Congrats!!He is adorable:)
I think you were very clever to go and have Ryan just in time to beat the induction.
Also, I am so very happy for you my friend.
So very happy.
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Congratulations!!! He is really cute. Great job mama!!!
Awww… looks sort of like my son when he was born! (Don’t worry, he’ll get better looking lol- sometimes newborns have that “face only a mother could love”) Many congrats for this blessing!
I congratulated you via Twitter but not here. Congrats on your sweet boy’s arrival! I am amused that you thwarted being induced :-)
Congratulations! I’ve been following along but only now getting a chance to comment :-) He is precious and the photos of him with Elizabeth are just beyond adorable!
I have been out of the loop and missed this awesome wonderful post about your son’s birth. I am so happy for you. Congratulations!