It's our pleasure to introduce you to the newest addition to our family, Oliver Eno Ayres Bock.
Melanie's pregnancy went five days past the due date. In the last few days before Oliver's birth we anxiously waited and tried to distract ourselves. The day before his birth we went to one of our favorite places, the Como Park Conservatory and Zoo.
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last photo of the baby bump at 40 weeks, 4 days |
The big day finally came on September 20, 2011. Contractions started the evening of the 19th, which made for a sleepless night. We checked into the hospital around 8:30 am with Melanie already in active labor. She toughed it out through a natural birth and our baby was born at 5:59 pm. It's a boy!
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first moments after birth |