Maddox Creed Goins…welcome to our lives!

Well, Maddox has finally arrived. It all began about 2:00 am Friday morning. Jennifer began to have really bad contractions and her water “kind of” broke…meaning it didn’t gush or anything. So, we got up, got ready, and headed to the hospital. We got to the hospital about 2:30 am. Jennifer was in labor 14 1/2 hours and Maddox was finally born at 6:39 pm Friday evening… on his due date!

It was an EXTREMELY long day…especially for Jennifer. Maddox was bigger than anyone expected. He weighed 8 lbs and 5 ounces and was 20 inches long. Unfortunately for Jennifer, she just couldn’t quite handle a baby that big, so they had to use forceps and she had an epesiotomy. She did have to have an epidural a couple of hours before she actually delivered him because of the pain and complications due to his size. The good news is Maddox is perfectly healthy and mommy will recover.

We were released around 3:20 pm Sunday afternoon and it was so nice to bring our baby home. He is the most beautiful boy. He just might be America’s Next Top Model!

Just a couple of side notes…I made it through the entire pregnancy without losing my lunch or fainting. I watched the entire delivery in awe and amazement. I have also had lots of practice with diapers. I changed his very first diaper. It was all going so well. BUT…right when I put the new diaper on his litte water hose began to spray uncontrollably…spraying me, him, his little bed, the new diaper…everything…I looked for an off switch but there wasn’t one.

Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers and we hope you enjoy the pictures. There will be plenty more to come soon! Click each picture to see it full size.