Welcome Home Ethan!

Ethan got to spend the last couple of days up at Grandma and Grandpa Morrey's house while we adjusted to having Brooklyn, and today he got to come home. It sure is amazing how much bigger he seemed after taking care of little Brooklyn. His diapers are about as long as she is! He is turning out to be a really sweet big brother. When asked who his sister is, he replies, "baby!" and sometimes says her name, "Boo-dah." We let him hold her tonight, and he was so thrilled. He gave her kisses.

Despite her crying, Ethan was beaming from ear to ear. Such a proud big brother.
We thought it would be fun to compare our baby photos. We believe that Ethan has Jen's eyes and Brooklyn has Kyle's eyes and Jen's nose. Feel free to post a comment with your opinion. We're interested to see what people come up with. (click on the picture to see more detail)

So, here's the story of Brooklyn's birth:
Wednesday morning, labor pains woke Jen up at about 1:30 am. About an hour and a half later, the contractions were close enough to go to the hospital in Salt Lake. A neighbor was very nice and came over to babysit Ethan. After a nice half hour drive in to Salt Lake, we arrived at the hospital, where they hooked Jen up to monitor her progress. An hour later, they officially admitted us to the hospital and after enduring five hours of labor, Jen was able to get her epidural. Once the doctor broke Jen's water, things moved very quickly and before we knew it, it was time to push Brooklyn out. Things progressed so quickly that Kyle almost slept through the delivery. It was amazing how much easier things were the second time around. Two pushes and she was out.

We were surprised at the similarities between Ethan and Brooklyn. Here are the stats:

                 Ethan           Brooklyn
Days late         1 day            2 days
Labor Begins      12:30 am         1:30 am
Epidural          5 hours later    5 hours later
Cord around neck  2 times          2 times
Weight            7 lbs 2.8 oz     7 lbs 2.3 oz
Length            20.5 inches      20.5 inches

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