Welcome Baby Daniel: Photos and Updates from the Newest Addition to Our Family!

Hello everyone and thank you for your prayers!! Baby Daniel Jacob Mireles was born on 7/16/07 at 1:21 pm at 19 3/4 inches long and 7 lbs. 15 oz.
He is my biggest baby yet. I usually have 6 pound babies and this was a big surprise!!

I have been resting during the day because he does not like to sleep at night.
He is nursing really well and I wanted to post some pics of him ASAP for everyone to see him. He's so adorable and I love him so much! He is 4 days old today and his siblings love him. Well except for his 20 month old brother Isaac, he wasn't too happy about this newest addition to the family but soon he'll get used to the idea.

I went to the hospital at 5 am, was given the pitocin drip at 6 am. My contractions were not coming, so they kept increasing my pitocin drip by 2 mg. every 30 minutes or so. I was at 14 mg when my doctor finally broke my bag of waters. There was so much water in that sac, I think I almost drowned myself and my doctor!! LOL
After she popped my water bag, my contractions were very intense. And with the pitocin, I was really hurting!! I asked for the epidural but it was too late. By the time the epidural was inserted, I felt like pushing and after about 4-5 pushes, baby Daniel was out and then the epidural kicked in and I was numb!! LOL
I was so relieved and they had put something in my IV to "take the edge off", towards the end of my labor, it certainly did that. I was so out of it, I could barely talk. I'm not sure what it was. But it didn't help my contractions, it just made me really out of it between the contractions.

Thanks everyone for the congratulations!! We are so happy to be home!

Here are some pics of Daniel at the hospital, and at home that I wanted to share.

http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/MD4Christ/

Debbie

Congratulations!!!! Sooooo beautiful!

Awwww...congrats!

Debbie,

So glad everything went well! (well, other than the pitocin - I know how horrible that can be!)
Daniel is just beautiful! LOVE those chubby baby cheeks!

Congratulations! He is sooooooooooo cute!!

Welcome back Debbie and welcome Daniel. He is a doll! Congrats to you and your family! Thanks for sharing.

Oh, Debbie, he's beautiful! I'll be praying that everyone in your family settles well into their new routines.

Congrats Debbie!!! What a cutie!!!

Debbie, conratulations to you & you family. Daniel is a sweet, sweet baby.
Thanks for sharing the pix

Congratulations!!

OH MY!!! What a sweet, sweet little face!!! God bless him & your whole family, Debbie! Now get some rest!!

Congratulations!

yipee!! Congrats, he is such a cutie pie! I love those chubby checks. My DS's are 20 months apart too, oldest didn't know what to think. Look at all that dark hair...

Debbie~

I am so glad you are both safe and well!

He is just the cutest little guy!!

Debbie, he is so cute I hope he starts sleeping better at night for you. Good luck and get the rest you need.

OH... SO PRECIOUS!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing with us!

Debbie, I loved reading your birth story! I'm glad everything went well. He's so pretty! I love those cheeks. Get some rest now!

Congratulations. May you all soon settle into a good routine where you get to sleep at night again.

Congratulations He is adorable!

Congratulations again! He really is such a sweet looking baby!

Lisa

congratulations he is a cutie

Sooooooooooo BEAUTIFUL!!!
CONGRATS!!!

What a doll! Congratulations to you and your family! Ü

Congratulations

What a blessing! He is gorgeous! Congrats!

awwww he is so cute Debbie!!! Congrats to you and your family!!!

Congratulations!!! He's adorable!!!!

Congratulations....he is beautiful!

Debbie-

He is adorable. Congratulations!

He is so cute!!!

I would love for one of my babies to weigh that much! Mine both weighed over 8lb! Anyway he is adorable!!!