Homecoming

Today we brought Stephen home from the hospital.

After mother and son were both checked-out one last time and both given a clean bill of health, we loaded Stephen into his new carseat and hit the road. I don't believe that I've driven more slowly or deliberately in my entire life. But there wasn't much traffic this Saturday afternoon and we arrived home safely a short time later.

The whole family was very tired and excited to finally be home. And I really think that Stephen is crazy about the fish I painted for him.

Arrival

We were blessed today with the arrival of our first child, Stephen Joseph Smart, Jr.

He was born at Baptist Hospital in Nashville at 8:09 am. He weighed 10 pounds and one once, which was exactly 1 pound off from the estimates we had received last week at his second ultrasound. Now, they had said there was a margin of error of plus or minus one pound, so they were really right on the money.

As you can imagine, our days are now a little more busy than usual, so I haven't had a chance to upload all of the hundreds of digital pictures and movies I've made... yet.

The 2nd Ultrasound

Today we had a second ultrasound and we were all quite surprised to learn that current calculations estimate the baby's weight to be 11 pounds and 1 ounce. After consulting with our doctor, we scheduled a cesarean section for Wednesday, December 26th, 2001. But, don't worry, mother and baby are both doing fine and we couldn't be more excited about this amazing Christmas present.

Please check back soon for more details.