Nicholas Beck Welling

Nicholas Beck Welling was born on Friday July 10, at 1:57 pm. He weighed 6 lbs 11 oz and was 20 and 1/2 inches long. God blessed us and allowed us to make it to 38 weeks and for him to be born before my blood pressure became a major issue. After spending the morning counting contractions we headed to the hospital after they were 5 minutes apart for an hour. After that Nicholas didn't mess around. We arrived at the hospital around 12:30 and he was born an hour and a half later. Luckily my mom had arrived just in time to watch Robert for us. She took him out of the room to go potty and when they came back they couldn't come back in because things had gotten pretty intense for me as I waited for the doctor to arrive so Nicholas could be born. Dr. Turner arrived just in time because I was beginning to think I couldn't resist the need to push for many more contractions. After a few hours in the NICU because he was having trouble regulating his temperature and blood sugar, Nicholas is doing great. Although I don't think Nicholas is exactly what Robert was expecting all these months, he loves his little brother. He is very gentle around him and loves giving him kisses and imitating his baby sounds and movements.
























Robert meets Nicholas for the first time.


















Nicholas ready to go home for the first time.