So it's birthday season for the Lindquists.
And if you haven't heard (which would be a little surprising) we've added a third birthday along side Faith (June) and Gabby (May). Calvin Robert Lindquist was born on April 23rd at 10:45pm. He was the largest of the three, coming in at a staunch 7lbs 12oz and 19.5" long.
And that's where I come in (wait, actually about 9ish months ago, but that's another story). It's time for my post-baby post.
What an amazing experience this was. Now, I realize all three were unique and have their own crescendos to them, but this was fast (in the perspective of labor) and furious (in terms of the movie). And while I "helped" with the girls, this was different. I won't go into details, but I was so overwhelmed with what I saw I was crying with joy.
The girls instantly fell in love with him.
Everything went well, and we are in the throes of the first few days with a newborn (so hopefully this as coherent as sleeping pizza). But even better, we are a family of five, and with four birthdays in three months (plus our 10-year anniversary this June 2nd) we have an exciting few months just starting, and I'm glad I get to live it and love it with the family I have.
Here are a few photos from the first moments of Calvin's life.
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| Our first photo together. |
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| Two hours after birth, Cal is weighed. |
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| A quick bonding moment for me and the boy. |
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| Here, I believe, I'm imparting some great wisdom... or he tooted. |
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| Definitely a toot. |
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| He looks like A)mom B)dad C)Faith D)Gabby E)all of the above |
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| A very proud big(gest) sister. |
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| A very proud big(ger) sister. |
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| The men of the house doing what they do best. I swear I was awake for this, right? |
And finally, the name. I bet you're wondering how we got to Calvin. Well, it just so happened to be on both of our lists, and we loved it. I think our "top five" was something like: Calvin, Clark, Leo, Hudson, Theo. But, I'm going to let you in on a little secret on one of my reasons I liked it:
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| "Cal L." |
- "Rob L."
