Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Introducing Josiah William

At 3:30 a.m., it began.

At 4:00, Jed was awakened.

At 5:30, we waited.

At 6:00, the bags were checked one last time.

At 6:30, the journey began.

At 7:00, we arrived at the hospital.

At 9:00, the waters gushed forth.

At 11:00 Jed took off his wedding ring because Anna hurt his hand from squeezing.

At 1:30 p.m., Anna did not know if she could take the pain any longer.

At 1:50, the pushing began.

At 2:00, Josiah began to peek.

At 2:07, Josiah emerged into the world, all 21 inches and 10 pounds of him. Here's what he looked like:
At 3:30, Sy had calmed down. Here's what he looked like then:


At 6:46, Ali met her baby brother Sy for the first time. Here's how they look together.


At 6:51, we took the first picture of the rest of our life. Here's our family:


Thanks to all of you for your prayers! We especially thank God for a healthy delivery for both mother and child.

10 comments:

  1. I love-love-love the family picture! Congratulations and blessings to all 4 of you!!!

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  2. PS-- So what's my prize for guessing his weight: "10 pounds even"? :) Will Ali be handing out hugs at his baptism?

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  3. Anonymous9:38 PM

    Congratulations! What a beautiful family!

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  4. LOVE IT! I'm so glad that he's here. I'm thankful that you're well and didn't need drugs you didn't want. Yeah God!

    love you all!
    erin

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  5. Congratulations!!! He's a big boy...love the family picture.

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  6. I am so excited for you! The family picture is adorable...congratulations...wishing you were still here so that we could meet him now!

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  7. Anonymous12:09 PM

    Congrats to you both! And to a quick delivery... Way to go Anna!

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  8. Anna, why do you have such giant babies?! I'm bumping you from my pregnant lady prayer list to my postpartum lady prayer list. :)

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  9. Anonymous11:48 AM

    So exciting Maschke family!! We are so very happy for you all! God bless! :)

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  10. Congratulations! he's beautiful. So excited for you guys!!!

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