Lilly Laura and John....

Lilly went for a play date with John, whilst he was in transit to his new apartment in Queens. Spending the whole day with John and Rebecca, Lilly came home and told us all the news and showed us how he can lift himself of the ground..... "He's gotten so much bigger...." she said.

Auntie Granny Sister San....

Sandra came to pay her respect to the new Morrow heir, Spending some time in Greenpoint and Greenport. To lend that motherly/grandmotherly hand to Rebecca as Stephen returned to work. Unfortunately We (The Drew's) couldn't make it up the Greenport so there is a lack of pictures of the occasion, but I'm sure more will come soon. Both John and Rebecca looked fantastic, the little man holding up his head and looking for the best fast food Manhattan had to offer.. Granny/Auntie San had had a wonderful time drowning in the cuteness of the young'ns, smitten by the smiles of young and the younger and was rarely seen with out a knitting needle in her hand.

An email from Mother Rebecca

Hi all,

I'm finally online--and John is one week old today. I've attached a picture my friend Kat took in the hospital. And, you can see others and a little film John's cousin Tris (the father of Lilly) took in the hospital at

http://john-k-w-morrow.blogspot.com/

I will send along a more recent pic as soon as I can work out the technology. He changes by the day.

As most of you know, the labor and delivery went well--thanks in large part to our primary caregiver, Bonnie Yim, a midwife with the obgyn practice I go to. She pulled a 20 hour shift to see John into the world, and remained committed and focused on a vaginal birth despite my "advanced maternal age." John was in distress when he came through the birth canal--largely due to his cord being around his neck and getting pinched with each contraction (or at least that's what I think happened). I was on oxygen throughout pushing, pausing after each contraction to inhale deeply to bring extra oxygen to the baby. When John came out all blue grey and with a funny shaped conehead, I was freaked, but the NYU pediatricians brought him around to pink and energetic quickly (well, okay, it felt like an eternity).

Mom and Stephen were both incredible helpmates throughout the overnight process. I love them.

I am amazed by the entire experience--from just how darned hard it is to bear a baby and recover (and that's without any big injuries) to absorbing the daily wonder of his new life into our lives. Sounds dorky--and it doesn't really get at my feelings very well, but it's both much bigger and much more ordinary than I expected.

I am totally excited for him to meet all of you. He has entered a fabulous family.

I love you,

Rebecca

John in Greenport

Our happy news is that our son John was born on June 21 at 7:03am, weighing 8lbs 6ozs and measuring 21 inches long. He was named for relatives in both our families and his middle names are the towns where his parents went to high school. We are doing very well. Many thanks for all your love and support.

Rebecca and Stephen

How many toes?

BORN 7.03 AM - 6/21/07 - 8 Lbs 6 Oz

These are the Pictures laura, Lilly and I took upon our first meeting with little John on the afternoon of his first day. Welcome cousin, to this new world and may your first oyster be as good as your last.