IT'S A GIRL!!!!! - Summer Booton Bandyk

In this corner, weighing in at 8lbs 3oz, born at 8:03pm 20 inches, and wearing the hat with froggies and turtles, Summmmerrrrrrrr Baaaaaannnnnnnnnnndddyyyyykkkk .

So our little daughter was born at 8:03pm on June 14th. Not only did I get my Father's Day wish, but remember my niece Maeve from the story below? Well, her Dad Amador, got the best 30th birthday present ever last night, a new niece.

While Tiffany struggled to use any of the breathing methods we were taught while on our way to the hospital, she did do an amazing job last night when it came time for pushing. With every push we made great progress. So here's the recap of yesterdays events:
6am - Labor begins
10am - Drive to the hospital
10:45am - 1 shot with painkiller
11:30am - Epidural inserted
11:30am - 7pm - Pleasant thoughts and relaxation
7pm - Started pushing (bye bye relaxation)
8:03pm - Summer is born

We're probably going to be in the hospital until Monday at some point, at which time, they're sending us home with Summer and we're hoping to God that we don't screw her up. Tiff and I make a great team and have already found our groove after only a few hours. She nurses while I sleep, then she sleeps while I burp and sing songs to her. Oh yeah, both Mom and baby have successfully been nursing. Baby has no problems at all and has already demonstrated an appetite.