Baby Rowan Natalie

As many of you know on September 12th at 7:08 Molly and I were very fortunate to welcome baby Rowan. She came in at 7lbs 5oz and 20" long. It was thankfully for Molly a fairly quick time frame that she delivered. And as she wanted from the beginning it was natural, no drugs. Molly is a rockstar in my book. If it was possible for me to give birth we would be adopting! Here are some photos of her first day on planet earth. A couple of them only minutes after being born. Both baby and Mom continue to do well. Rowan is very healthy and even quoted by more than one nurse as 'perfect' but we already knew that!

3 Comments:
Chris Carlson said...
When you say "first day on planet earth," you make it sound like baby Rowan is from another planet. We welcome her to our wonderful planet, and hopefully she'll park her space-craft and stick-around for awhile!Here's to father-hood!
4:08 PM
Jane Marshall said...
Hooray for you Molly in having a natural, drug-free birth!! I haven't heard of anyone since I was having children in the 70's who has chosen to do this. Besides being so good for the baby, I think it's an amazing experience (albeit a startling one!!) to know exactly what giving birth really feels like. LIttle Rowan is adorable. I'm so happy for you all!Love, Jane
3:38 PM
Andy McDavid said...
Amazing is too small a word to describe the beauty you know hold in your arms. A big congratulations on behalf of your extended PPofO family.Molly, you have 3 more to go to catch up to Pam's 4 natural births (3 at home), and Adrian, I said the same thing - were it my responsibilty, we would have a very lonely life. Looking forward to meeting Rowan in person. Andy
11:37 PM