Chase Walter Kreimeyer
5 lbs 12 oz
20 in long - amazing!
2:something (I am not quite sure I ever got an exact time!)
Bluish bright baby eyes and more strawberry blond hair than the rest of them had!
General agreement by siblings and cousins (and an aunt or two) after tonight's first visit is that he is pretty cool. The girls all got to hold him and are naturals at it, he is just about the right size for little arms to get a handle on. He is a tiny little peanut, his body would fit in the wipes box and his head is tiny. Long arms and legs and the fingers on his right hand are really long. The big excitement today is the discovery of fingers on his left hand. The ultrasound led to believe that there was nothing. He has two - a thumb and we think pinky -although it is long like the rest of them. He has movement in the hand and Jess said grabbed her finger. He moves both arms all over the place with no shoulder issues that we can see. All of his test scores were great - way beyond where they figure for being little and two weeks early. Everything looks to be great! What a special blessing!
Jessica is doing great. After about 16 hours in labor she pushed about 3 times and Chase entered on his own. They did have to unwrap the cord from around his neck, but there do not seem to be any problems from it. She feels a whole lot better than she has the last little bit. Scott is tired, after a week in Colorado, he came here to Dubuque with the kids and had just returned home yesterday in time to work and turn around to drive right back. Kind of what we figured would happen. But he is happy and proud of his new baby boy.
Haley and I compared pics of Chase and Brennan and are amazed that Chase is almost Brennan's clone at this point. We have a couple of photos that you can't tell the difference between them. So - looks like one more point for the pasty blonds in their family!
Enjoy the photos - there will be more as we get them!
