Introducing Owen!

raynes · May 2012

I dropped in quickly to the Good Moring thread today to announce, that yes, I did finally birth the damned baby.

Owen Joseph Thomas was born on 2:05 am on Sunday May 6th weighing 7 lbs 5 oz with a full head of strawberry blonde hair.

One of the side effects of being 10 days overdue is scaly little old man hands. They're kind of hilarious.

The hair!

There were a few comlications with his birth that ended up with them needing to use the forceps to get him out, which has left the poor little guy a bit traumatized, so some things are a bit rough right now, but he's settling into world on the outisde well. Once I get the birth story written up I'll link it here, if anyone is interested in the gory details.

Thank you all so much for your well wishes, I promise to keep AW'ing his cuteness.

azdancer8 · May 2012

Hooray! He's so cute! And May 6th is a great day for a birthday, if I do say so myself.

reils · May 2012

Congrats Raynes! He's adorable! I love all of his hair.

ZombieNates · May 2012

Oh, congrats, Raynes! He's absolutely adorable!

pixiedust84 · May 2012

He is perfect! I love the hands - it's like when you're in the water too long and get pruny. So cute.

Congratulations!! So glad that he's here and you are both doing well. So happy for you :-)

cheeseandrice · May 2012

Congrats again! He's adorable, seriously.

He was small for being so late, too!

Side note- they had to use forceps on my little brother, which left a bruise. 15 years later and he still has that bruise as a birthmark

Loopyseven · May 2012

Aw... he's adorable. So happy for you!

SarahPLiz · May 2012

I'm sorry he had to be complicated, Raynes, but I'm glad he's here! And safe and healthy! He's just so cute! I love him already.

ETA: I can commisserate on the forceps. Not fun. Not fun at all. Sitz baths are your friend, my dear.

missy68 · May 2012

Congratulations, Raynes! He's a beautiful boy.

SEWF · May 2012

Yay Owen! Congratulations!

sarabear23 · May 2012

Congrats! He's precious! I love the name Owen.

acaponi87 · May 2012

He is precious! I love the hair.

allisong23 · May 2012

Congrats Raynes! He is adorable!

brandichamberlain · May 2012

Congratulations! He is just perfect. I bet you are one proud mama!

jcg98 · May 2012

Congratulations! He's a cutie pie, and love his hair!

musicalsunlight · May 2012

Eeek, what a cutie. Love the hair.

Congratulations, and Owen is a great name!

LetsHikeToday · May 2012

Congratulations! This is so exciting. Sending you and your family much love. :-)

achiduck · May 2012

Congrats! He's such a handsome little guy!

ricksang · May 2012

Oh he's a doll!

kimheartsscott · May 2012

Well, would you look at that damn baby. He's so cute, Raynes!

tidetravel · May 2012

Awww! So glad I stopped by tonight!

Welcome to the world little Owen! Congrats, momma. I'm sure you're relieved to have an outside baby... finally.

LP11509 · May 2012

Awww congratulations!! He's adorable! *heart melting*

And holy crap Tide, the twins are a year old now??? I remember lurking when you were pregnant with Taryn. Damn.

Smash Adams · May 2012

Congrats, Raynes! I love his name and he's adorable

BecW2be · May 2012

What a perfect little guy! I'm so happy for you, Raynes! He's amazing! Congratulations!

arwo · May 2012

Oh, so many congratulations Raynes! Good job making a small human!

tidetravel · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_introducing-owen?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:4007ec9b-8028-4221-a32c-3521ae974929Post:e7bb18d7-3888-4488-a70c-909624821491">Re: Introducing Owen!</a>:
[QUOTE]Awww congratulations!! He's adorable! *heart melting* And holy crap Tide, the twins are a year old now??? I remember lurking when you were pregnant with Taryn. Damn.
Posted by LP11509[/QUOTE]

Yep. We're some old bitties around these parts.