Gabriel Alex

Gabriel Alex MercerWe are excited to announce the birth of our second son! Gabriel Alex was born on August 7th at about 6:35 am. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 19 inches long. For being over 3 weeks early...he was a pretty good size. Everything went smoothly considering I went to the hospital thinking I was just having really bad gas pains. hehe Josh was the one who convinced me that we needed to go. They informed me after checking me, that I was indeed in labor and at a six, almost a 7 in dialation. So...I guess it's a good thing we went when we did! After getting to the hospital, I was in labor for 4 hours and then the baby came with a little coaxing! He had a lot of dark brown-black hair. It was a lot darker than Holden's was. Holden has turned quite light now, so it will be interesting to see if Gabriel sill stay this dark. As for his eyes, we are still waiting for him to give us a good glimpse! The kid is pretty tired all of the time still.

It was quite a surprise and something we were not expecting when we sat down to watch a movie that night! We called our landlords to take the monitor and to get Holden in the morning. Thank goodness for wonderful friends and neighbors! It was so wonderful to have friends and family come to visit us in the hospital. We have been the recipients of so many wonderful people giving amazing service. Thanks again to everyone for your love and support! We are so thrilled for Holden to have a baby brother.Holden was so excited about the baby, he just kept wanting to give him kisses! The two get along so well and Holden has only had a few little behavior changes! :)) But he is such a good brother and whenever the baby is in his bed crying, Holden will come to get me to rescue the baby! lol Getting home, Josh had decorated with the cutest decorations; signs, balloons, streamers and other stuff! Josh's mom and sister also made the long trip from Boise, Idaho to come and see Gabriel and Holden. They stayed with us for a few days to help me out around the house and to help with the new lifestyle of 2 kids....lol oooooh...hehe They spoiled the kids so much- Holden loved having them around to play with!

It's an adjustment, but it's going pretty well! We feel so blessed to have this little miracle in our home. He brings such a wonderful spirit with him.