Who is Who?

We kept commenting on how much we thought Brett looked like Jack when he was born. So, here's a little test for everyone - which baby is in each picture??

Welcome to the World Brett Casey Ayotte

He's finally here! Brett Casey Ayotte was born September 12, 2009 at 2:47 am. He weighed 8 lbs 7 oz and is 20.75 inches long. Brett's story actually began at McDonald's. Jack and I had gone there for lunch with my sister and a friend of hers so the kids could play. Jack had been strongly warned that if he had a potty accident we would have to leave McDonald's. I had gone to the bathroom and had a suspicion that my water was starting to break. I was getting my cell phone out to call the doctor when a mom came up to me and asked if the little boy in the Batman shirt was mine. She told me he had wet his pants. I got Jack out of the play area, crying of course, and told him we had to go. I had just finished putting his shoes back on and stood up when my water broke. It was just like a scene out of a movie. Wet shorts, running down my legs into my sandals, everyone staring at me - the whole deal. My sister very calmly got us all together and I dropped Jack off at her house to get ready to head to the hospital. The contractions started shortly after my water broke, but isn't really kick in until the midwife made sure all my water had broken. Then it was just the wait to progress, which went rather quickly. However, the epidural worked too well and I couldn't feel well enough to push. The epidural was stopped so it could wear off enough for me to push. After a lot of pushing, we ended up having to call the doctor in to use the suction to get Brett out. He had gotten stuck on my pelvic bone. I was shocked by how much he weighed - I had guessed he would be about 7.5 pounds!! But he is such a cute little chunky monkey! We can't get over how much he looks like Jack when he was born. He has so far been a great sleeper and an even better eater. He had to be in the light box to prevent jaundice at the hospital but was discharged on time because he was so healthy! While it was a tough labor and delivery, my recovery so far has gone really well. Of course, maybe I still have the adrenaline and hormones running through me! :) Brett has been doing wonderfully and is such a good little boy so far! We are so head over heels in love with him!

Due Date

Well, today is Baby Boy Ayotte's official due date. So far, he is a no show for it! In fact, I think I felt more like I might go into labor yesterday, than I do today. I'm a little bummed - first I really wanted an August baby, but that came and went. Then I figured maybe he really was holding out for a cool birthday like 9/9/09. But that ship is about to sail, too. I have really appreciated all the calls, e-mails, and facebook messages today, though. It's great to know everyone is thinking of us and also anxiously awaiting the little bundle of joy!

The Beginning...

Well, here's the first blog post. I feel like it should be something momentous, but we are on the verge of momentous in our family right now. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Baby Boy Ayotte. Any day now... I'm not sure how well I will do at keeping up with this, but I'm going to give it a shot. I'll try to keep pictures and stories posted about the boys as often as I can. Check back often to see what's going on with all of us!