Your Birth

August Amari: born at 10:45am, weighed 6.6oz and was 19 3/4".  The labor and delivery went better than I could have imagined.  I started feeling contractions at 9pm Valentine's Day.  We decided to make a go of it and check into the hospital to make sure this was the real deal.  I was admitted and determined to be dilated at a 6 around 1:00am. I got my epidural at 4am and was dilated to a 10 at 10:20.  I pushed for 3 sets of 3 and out he came, 20 minutes later.  My midwife was incredible, so supportive, patient, and positive.  What a different experience than my delivery with Beckahm.  The most wonderful thing was having him immediately placed on my chest and being able to hold him there for an hour—an experience I will never forget!!

He is such a small little boy, with a perfectly round head (he had no cone shape coming out) and the smallest features (eyes, nose, mouth, and ears); he and Beckahm couldn't be more opposite. He has so many unique features from his sandy blond/reddish curly hair, to his folded ears, we think his Grandpa Barber nose, and his Grandma Barber's long fingers, and interesting feet.  He is one of the most mello babies and is like his Daddy—pretty non-expressive.  He has a super high pitched cry, when he does cry.  He loves hearing his brother's voice.  He doesn't like anything in his mouth; he has been such a stubborn lad trying to breast feed, but hopefully he will get the hang of it soon.  Whenever he is crying I put him on my chest and he calms right down, it melts my heart.  I can't get enough of him!! Oh how we adore this little man! Welcome to this great, grand world August!! 

St. Joseph's East Hospital, Lexington, KY

Checked in at 12a.m.; getting through the contractions

 Diet Coke and ice chips—AHHH

 McDonald' Egg McMuffin saved me at 4am

Here we go!

 

20 minutes later he was laying on my chest.  Best feeling in the world! I am so grateful to my midwife who was so supportive, patient, and POSITIVE! I did a great job pushing—3 sets of 3 pushes and out he came! What a great job August did!

 He's got Grandma Eastman's feet!! And he also has such a large big toe!!

Beckahm meets his brother for the first time! He hasn't been jealous; he gets excited to see him, loves waving to him and giving him kisses and then he goes on his merry way, playing with his toys.  I love my two boys!!

 Love this brotherly love! I also love that when August hears his voice he looks for him

 Thank you Grandma Eastman for the two toys; we saved them and had him open them as his gifts when his brother was born.  He LOVED them!! He felt so special.

 I love these pictures of my three men!!

 Playing with his new toys! He is getting so much better at playing make believe!

 

 His curly sandy blond/reddish hair

 Loved my comfy birth gownie!

 Tired Daddy!

 Beck's 2nd day with August

 I love this picture!

 Helping Beck's hold his brother!

 Coming home from the hospital

We had been calling you August since before you were born and even after for a week or so but we later decided to change your name; Amari just seemed to suit you better.  So you are officially August Amari Moncur but we call you Amari or Ari for short.

 First "sponge" bath