Ephraim Alexander Gunn

Ephraim Alexander Gunn was born Tuesday, March 16, at 3:30pm. He was 8 lbs 15.6 oz, 21.5 inches long (big boy!).

Minutes after birth.
Minutes after birth with dad.
Less than a day old with mom.

Lots of Sleep... For Ephraim

Wednesday, 1 day old.
Friday (almost 3 days old) with dad, just before we left the hospital.
Home from the hospital and meeting big brother. Gabriel loves his little brother and is super gentle with him. Gabriel was VERY glad to see mom and dad again. (Thank you Grandma for watching Gabriel these last few days!!)
Saturday (almost 4 days old).

40 Weeks and Counting

**update: going in to be induced tonight (Monday). If it works, the baby should be born tomorrow (Tuesday 3/16).**

Gabriel gives me a hug while daddy takes a picture of mommy at 40+ weeks. My mom made this dress for me and I can't remember if we took a picture of me in it yet.
And a kiss for the baby too! (You are loved, baby. Come out where we can really kiss you.)
(Happy birthday to my daddy! ~Rachel)

No Baby Means a Boffer Saturday

Since the baby hasn't appeared, we thought we'd tempt him out with a small boffer gathering today. (Interesting to note that the first time I felt him kick was when we had a boffering repair/play session at our house too.) It was beautifully sunny today with a nip in the air. Gabriel had a blast playing swords in the backyard with dad, uncle John, cousin Everett, and friends. I was glad I had gotten a chance to mow the lawn earlier this week in between all the rain. We had fun!

Rainbow Connection

It rained on and off today, and we saw a big bright rainbow right before dinner. Gabriel has seen a real rainbow before, but it was fun to point out again.

Earlier today, I took Gabriel for his first professional haircut. He was laughing and having a great time... until she took out the razor to trim the edges. Then we stopped (the screaming and tears were not worth it). I do about the same quality job she did, but she was quicker (it helps to have someone there to distract him) and I wanted to see if she would do anything different. It was an adventure and he only remembered the fun parts as he told dad about it.

Gabriel Sings

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes...

He knows his ABCs much better than this, but he's playing.

Gabriel and Belly

I wanted a good Gabriel-kissing-belly picture, but that's a hard shot to do by myself. In general, I am tired of the suspense of this whole labor and new baby thing, but I console myself with enjoying every just-Gabriel moment I have left! He is so sweet and smart. We're both adjusting to no naps. He goes to bed at 7pm instead of 8pm now (less time with dad, sadly) and I let him wake himself up, which is usually between 7am and 8am. He wakes up really happy and alert now.

"Yup, there's a baby in there."
Please do not look closely at my belly here, too many stretch marks and lines from clothes. I think my complete lack of belly button (that dark spot under his chin) is funny though.
I have been trying to fill our calendar with fun things to look forward to so it's not just the baby's birth in our future. My friends from church threw me a great baby shower on Friday. Tonight I'm having a Girls' Night. I'm hoping for a few more fun family activities thrown in there too.