one

i'm one month old!
i've been busy eating, growing one inch and gaining two pounds!
i love to snuggle, smile at daddy and take showers.  

great

isn't it great that liam has four living great-grandparents?

grandma fitzpatrick

grandma and grandpa ottley

p.s. liam is great-grandchild #50 for these two...evening it up at 25 girls and 25 boys!

*not pictured yet:  Grandpa Croxford

thank you, aunt kami, for the photo shoots!

june 28th, 2011

liam david patterson

7lbs 14oz

20 1/2 inches

..and perfect in every way. we couldn't be more in love!

d-day highlights:

- mommy drove herself to doctor's appointment, not really sure she was even in labor.  turns out my water had broken! luckily i brought the packed hospital bag with me 'just in case'!

- daddy made it on the ONLY direct flight from tulsa to slc. miracle.

- mommy's best friend in Cali is in labor the same time!  so crazy!  baby Nora made her debut much sooner than our little guy, though.

- baby didn't like pitocin, so labor was s.l.o.w.

- after 24 hrs+ of labor, mommy got stuck at 9cm and wouldn't budge.  

- doc decided that pelvis most likely was not going to let this baby through

- came via c-section. poor head was cone shaped from being stuck in there for so long! (it rounded out by the end of the night, luckily!)

- everyone was exhausted, but healthy and happy!  

36 weeks

...the race is on!

32 weeks (ish)