Our second child, Ethan Wayne, was born on Friday February the 9^th at 8:09am at KCH (Kosciusko community Hospital) in Warsaw Indiana. He weighted in at 8 lbs. 4 oz. and was 21 ½ inches long. Irish had him via Cesarean section.

When our first child, Lonnie Jr., was born she was in labor for 36 hours before an emergency c-section. She was just too small. This time the c-section was scheduled a week or so ahead of time so things want much smoother. Not only was the surprise of an emergency c-section gone but more importantly, Irish wasn’t totally exhausted from being in labor. 

Waiting in the room before the c-section.

I was standing next to Irish’s left shoulder when I took this picture. Ethan had just pulled out at this point. He is still attached to the umbilical cord. You can see part of the cord on Irish’s tummy. You can also see Ethan’s left arm and cheek and the bottom of his left foot in this picture. The person on the left is Dr. Negreros, our family doctor, assisting Dr. Ryser, the obstetric doctor.

This picture was taken just after the cord was cut. At this point a nurse came to us with four locking bracelets with matching serial numbers attached to a card. They put one bracelet on Irish, one on me and two on Ethan. One bracelet went on his right leg and the other on his left arm. After that the umbilical cord was clamped. Attached to the clamp was an electronic device that would sound an alarm if the baby was taken out of the birthing center of the hospital and would lock the exit doors if you got too close to a hospital exit with a baby.

A Mothers Love.

Big Brother's First Look.

Grandma's First Look.

Joan & Imelda Visit.

Ethan at Home.

This is a sign that is on the front door where Irish has worked for the past two years.