And Then There Were 6!!!

He's here! And tomorrow he'll be a week old :( I can't believe how fast time goes. Kaden arrived on April 23, 2010 at 8:21PM weighing 6lbs 3oz and was 20in long. He came into the world as pink as could be and kicking and screaming. Our birth plans changed so many times that I could hardly keep up it. At first of course we planned to have him at home and then when we found out about his lip the doctor tried to scare us into having him at the hospital. He told us how he might not breath and could have other serious health issues. After we visited the surgeon he reassured us that he didn't believe any of this was the case for Kaden as they hadn't seen anything in the ultrasounds to make him think Kaden was at any increased risk. After thinking about it for a while and talking it over with the midwife we decided to have him at a birth center that was a bit closer to the hospital than our house. After a few weeks of talking about that, our midwife spoke to another midwife who had delivered a couple babies with clefts and again told her that we had nothing to worry about and should plan our birth for where we felt most comfortable. So.....Kaden was born at home. Thank God we made that decision because I honestly don't think I would have even known when to go to the birth center. While my contractions did last all day, they were completely painless. The only discomfort I felt was the last 45 minutes before he was born after she had broken my water. During that time I decided to take a warm bath and relax as much as I could. After getting out of the bath I had one contraction and he was born! He is healthy and is eating great from his special bottle. The pediatrician said he looked wonderful and she didn't see anything that indicates he has any other problems. We will see his surgeon on May 12th and are excited to hear what he has to say.
I haven't taken as many pictures as I would like just because I've been so tired and busy. I will post some that I have taken as soon as I find a second to do it =O