The new arrival

So the big day finally came....1 day late, but I was grateful that he finally decided to make his debut. Steven Douglas Martin was born on Friday, January 21, 2011 at 5:50 p.m. He was 8 lbs. 2 oz. and 21 inches long. So far he has been a wonderful baby...he sleeps well and tolerates all the attention from the family (and he gets a lot of that!). We got home Saturday night and it's been nice not to have people waking me up at all hours of the night (other than Steven). We had a wonderful experience at the hospital here in Clovis despite some bad reports we had heard. We loved the nurses and the doctor was excellent.
This was the next morning. It's amazing how a little soap and water can make you feel like a real person again.

He looks a little blue here. Steven had just gotten cleaned up and was finally resting.

I made Josh pose for this. He had a little cot in the room to sleep on...however, he wasn't able to get much sleep on it. Yet another reason that it's good to be home.

My boys posing for a picture. Aaron and Jacob are so excited to be big brothers!

Steven was all buckled up and ready to head home. They had just taken his blood and he apparently took out his anger on himself. He scratched himself up pretty good and was in no mood for taking pictures. My dad said that he looked like an Irish thug in this picture...I kind of have to agree. :)

We are all so excited to have him with us! He was worth the wait!