Welcome Liam Isaac Bennett!

Our family has grown by one new human in the last week. Liam Isaac Bennett was born on Monday, January 25, 2010. He was 7lbs 6oz and 20 inches long! We arrived at the hospital around 12:30pm and he was born at 2:47pm. It was a quick delivery (only 15 minutes of pushing) and has been a speedy recovery.

We now have two boys...one with red hair and one with what seems to be light-brown. Max is a very proud big-brother who loves to help mommy with everything baby related. He's very gentle and loving and has already offered Liam his "B" (Max's special blanket) and offered to share his bath toys. :) So sweet.

I also want to note that I had a wonderful nursing staff caring for me for my two days at Beaumont Royal Oak. This experience has been so much more pleasant than my first stay after giving birth to Max three years ago. The labor and delivery were much easier, my recovery has been easier, and the hospital staff were so understanding, kind, and thoughtful.

And, the extra bonus was that one of the nurses who helped care for me and Liam right after his birth was Irish! She had the most beautiful accent and of course felt a very special bond with him due to his very-Irish name. We took it as a sign that we'd named him correctly.