Casey Strong Connor was born at 9:15am on August 9, 2010 (8/9/10!). He came into the world with some healthy lungs that were promptly shared with us. After laying on Mom for a bit, we got him weighed and cleaned up. He had his first meal shortly thereafter as Grandma Strong and Auntie Em welcomed him.
After making footprints and wrapping wristbands on all of us, Casey went with Dad to the nursery to get his first bath while Mom was moved to a recovery room. Bath time involved more lung exercises and plenty of compromising photos of a bubbly baby. After some time under the warming lamp, Dad and Casey rejoined Mom and the family.
Great Aunt Jeanne joined us to say hello to the new family member. Cousins Katie and Megan brought lunch for the family and kisses and cuddling for Casey. The party died down mid-afternoon and the newly-formed family bonded while feeding and testing out newly found diaper-changing skills. Day drifted into night but the routine seemed already well-established as Casey settled into life in the outside world.
We were given the stamp of approval to leave the hospital on 8/10 after Mom and Casey got a clean bill of health. We headed home around 6:30pm after rush hour died down.
Casey was greeted by a welcome party at the house. Aunt Beth and Austin had just arrived in town and were staying at a neighbor’s house for the week. Ben and Rogan, newly-displaced pet-children charged the door as they hadn’t seen Mom and Dad for a few days. After some quick dog playtime in the house and through to the backyard, Casey was brought in and onto the dining room table. Ben promptly began a nose-led mission to determine the source of new smells and sounds emanating from the carseat. Little did he realize that this small bundle would cause the demise of his household title as most-cuddled/coddled. Rogan was next. True to form, he furtively licked any baby body part he could readily access.
With dog greetings done, we prepared for nighttime, something that used to consist of darkness and sleep but is now occupied by an eerily similar schedule to daytime. Welcome home, Casey!