Isaac Ellis Sandler was born on Sunday, Sept. 10th at 1:21am after 15 hrs. of labor and 3 hrs. of pushing (mind you!). He weighed 8lbs. 6 oz. and was 21 in. long. He is doing wonderfully now, as is mom, although, it was a bit of a rough beginning for both of us.
For those of you who might wonder - Isaac means "Laughter" and Ellis means "God is my Salvation" with the connotation "God is Faithful". Ellis is also Ben's grandfather's name. So, truly our joy is complete in this little one as God gave him to us and he is and will bring us such joy!
Here is a link to see lots more photos of Isaac!!
We are sooooo happy just to hold him in our arms and watch the little faces he makes. This is truly the most amazing thing in the world!
Just a few more details, since it is a bit of a saga... due to our long ordeal, Isaac ended up with a bit of jaundice and had to be kept under the "blue light" to help get rid of it. I had a very rough go with the entire labor and ended up having a retained placenta and therefore, lost a lot of blood. So the two of us were in a little rough shape at the beginning and we had to suplement my nursing with formula for a few days. We are now all good and Isaac has already gained back to his birth weight and then some!
Much more to come...
