meet Henry Kyle Kroening

robin's scheduled c-section went completely as planned this morning. there were no complications and, as a result, we're happy to announce that Henry Kyle Kroening was born at about 9:23am. he is 21 1/4 inches long and weighs 8lb 15oz. mom and baby are resting peacefully in the recovery room. we should be moving to a more permenant room within a few hours and should be able to see visitors a little later in the day.

taking a snooze.
age: 3 1/2 hours

morning in the hospital

hey everybody, Robin and i arrived at the hospital this morning at 7:05 and Robin's been prepped and plugged in. right now it's 8:30 and the nurses and surgery team are ready. we're still waiting on the doctors to arrive and speak with us before we can get started. i'll let everyone know here on the blog when we have news for you on baby's birth. stay tuned.

ready or not

here is the final belly shot for baby k.2! we are almost packed and ready to go in for the c-section tomorrow morning. we are the first case of the day, so if all goes as planned, we'll be in the O.R. by 8am and baby should be here within 15 or 20 minutes. miles is spending the night at nana & papa's house. I have just about everything packed, but am feeling anxious about the impending surgical procedure. I just want everyone to be healthy and safe. we are excited to meet this little one and to watch miles take on the role of big brother! thanks to everyone who has already offered thoughts and prayers for our family. we truly appreciate it!

skol vikings...or not.

miles donned his vikes jersey, we had beer & boneless wings, and even busted out the skype to chat with uncle marc during the game. it was not enough to help out the vikings, but we had fun nonetheless. miles loved saying "goooooo vikings!" and really loved that brian and blair came over.

this one is for my mom:

playing with his new racetrack from brian & blair

skype with uncle marc

nice

cuddling with auntie blair after his bath