Welcome, Liam Josiah Renkema!

Born Tuesday, February 10 at 5:40 pm, weighing 7lbs 1 oz, 20 inches long.

I had a midwife appointment in the morning, and when she checked me out, she said that I was already six centimetres dilated (though not in labour yet). She said the little one would come within hours, or a day, most likely. I went home, put the boys down for naps, and had some contractions. I called Eric, who came home, and we had a neighbour watch the boys until our friends could come and pick them up for a few days.

We met the midwife at Cobourg hospital just after 3pm. I still wasn't having very strong contractions, but we would rather have the baby in the hospital than in the car! Good thing, too, because 2.5 hours later, he was born! As soon as he was born, they put him on me - didn't weigh him or take him away until 90 minutes later - it was so neat. Especially since our first two birth experiences were just the oppposite. The midwives were wonderful, and the hospital was beautiful - it's only a few years old. I had a private room with my own bathroom/shower (even though we had no insurance coverage for that).

The boys are meeting their brother for the first time - look at Darren's face! Although, the hospital bed became much more interesting than this little thing that didn't do anything. They stayed with our friends David, Lisa & Job for two nights and had a great time there. Now that everyone is home, it's taking a bit of settling in, but we're doing well. We're looking forward to some visitors over the next few days, and Eric is off work until sometime next week.

Thank you all for your prayers and concern. We feel so blessed!