Welcome Atlas!
On September 25 at around 8pm, Yves gets a call from David saying that Amy has been having contractions all day! The baby’s due date was October 12th! So I rush over there to bring them to the Birthing Center, which is very close to our house. Get a text and photo the next morning at around 7:30. It’s a boy! Atlas Derrick John was born at 7:05 am. The procedures at the Birthing Center are different than at a hospital where you only stay about 5 (or7?) hours after giving birth. They were able to leave around 1pm. Amazing!! I picked them up and drove them home. I couldn’t believe Amy was up and moving so soon.
The new family!
Just 5 hours old!
Loved how he was holding onto my shirt!
Aunt Natalie (Atlas’ grandma) wasn’t due to arrive until October 1st. I picked her up and brought her over there. She stayed with them for about 3 weeks to help out. I’ll have a more specific post about her visit later.
Hi Grandma!
JP also came to visit for about a week.
Yves and Atlas.
Because I got a letter home from Sienna’s school about someone having Chicken Pox, I wanted to wait 2 weeks (incubation period) to make sure she was ok. She was vaccinated for it but with the newborn, didn’t want to take a chance. Then she had a minor cold (mostly just stuffy nose) that I didn’t want to expose Atlas to so Sienna didn’t get to meet her cousin until almost a month after he was born.
Amy helps Sienna hold Atlas.
Sienna and Atlas
Here is a bib and onesie I made for Atlas. I asked if he was named after the Greek God and they said it was partly that but also because they had traveled around the world a lot together. Plus they liked the sound of the name.
I look forward to watching Atlas grow and getting to know him more!
