Thomas Henry Flavin

With much thanks to my OB's office, I was allowed to induce labor 3 days early to welcome our little guy into the world.  We checked into the hospital at 8:00 am and were quickly greeted, sent to our room, and began preparations to get the party started.
I progressed slowly, gaining only 2 cm the first 4 hours there.  Upon having my water broken by the doctor, things took off at lightning speed from there!   For some reason my body reacts to an epidural like an invitation to speed labor.  After receiving another tense epidural my body shot through 5 more cm in 15-20 minutes and delivery was going to happen whether the doctor was ready or not.  Thankfully they scrambled efficiently and were able to deliver Thomas in about 10 pushes.
He appeared big and this was confirmed upon getting his weight, 10 pounds 6 ounces!  Everyone in the room was amazed at how well the delivery went, including me.
He is an amazing little guy and doing very well at home.  He is delighting us with littles smiles and squeaks.
Jack is taking this very well and is eager to show his little brother all of his toys.