OK, I am so ready for this to be over...
Monique was great. Super friendly and attentive, and very knowledgable. She made our first few hours a lot less scary.
This isn't so hard!
(Shaman Boody ready to administer blessings.)
(The apparent thoracic defect on Boody is in fact a label proclaiming to whom he belongs.)
This is our amazing Doula Wendy. She made it all possible by putting all the medical stuff in persepective and knowing exactly what to do and when to do it.
Even Jeff got some attention from Wendy the Wonderful
The man who made it all possible: Anesthesiologist Mark Newman who administered an epidural somewhere around 6cm...
Jeff got to play with him too
It's only water, little dude!
Garrett is really quite happy about Liam, this photo notwithstanding. (Note the small glass of ice wine next to Nicky- her first alcohol since Liam was conceived.)
Sleeping peacefully (for the moment...)