The news you've all been waiting for...
Joshua Parker Cline 8lbs. 14oz. 22.25in. born October 14, 2008, 1:16am
Joshua Parker Cline (yes, we switched his first and middle names but we'll still call him Parker) was born at 1:16am this morning. Labor went incredibly fast this time around. I woke up yesterday with easy contractions that continued on and off throughout the day until around 11pm when they started coming stronger and more frequently. After one contraction 10 minutes apart, another at 9, one at 8, and one at 7 (all sequential), Justin joked that we'd be leaving for the Birth Center in 20 minutes. And we did! After arriving at the Birth Center at 12:45am, I instantly felt the urge to push and four pushes later, we had Parker! It was a wonderfully shocking and very different experience than the one we had in the same room with the same midwife for Madeleine's birth.
Thank you so much for your support and prayers through this entire process. We are all at home doing very well now. Madeleine already gave him a big kiss and tried to take his hat off. We'll post more pictures as the opportunity becomes available.
9 comments:
Oh my goodness so incredibly awesome. He is very handsome. Glad to hear the labor went quickly.
Smooches to you and Justin.
congratulations!!! what a blessing that your mom and dad were there so you two could head out in 20 minutes :) he's beautiful :)
Congratulations! He is adorable! And I think that is the fastest labor and delivery story I've ever heard of! That is so great everything went well. I guess he really was just waiting for his perfect time to arrive. And I like the order of names switched too - sounds cute! Congratulations again to the new Cline family of 4!!
YAY!!! Congratulations! He is just beautiful :) Thanks for posting an update so quickly!
Congratulations!!!I am thrilled that everything went so smoothly for all of you. Everyone looks so healthy and happy. I can't wait for more pictures. Hugs and kisses to everyone,Aunt Janet
Congratulations Melinda and Justin and Madeleine! You new son and brother is so cute!
Yay Melinda... He's beautiful! Congratulations!!!
Congratulations, Melinda! Parker is a beautiful blessing.
(I'm a your mom's friend and have been following your blog ... although I've never commented before!) I know your mom is with you now, so please tell her that I said, "Hi."
Hi Melinda, Justin, Madeleine, Gmma and Gmpa Arey: Congratulations to everyone on the arrival of Parker! We are so happy for you and thankful for the safe and wonderful labor and delivery. So great you could have family there. Looking forward to seeing more pictures. He is a cutie! Go to Stacy's blog for an update on the arrival of Baby Whalen.
Love, Keith and Melody
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