Well, it looks like our little guy will be getting the worm. At 3:30 am on Thursday morning, Kristl woke me up saying that she was having contractions and asked if I would want to help her time them. Sure enough they were about 2 minutes apart. Time to go to the hospital. A couple of hours later (and a little over two weeks early), Matthew Lowe Nelson arrived on the scene and single-handedly destroyed Abby's monopoly on Mom and Dad's attention. No more anti-trust violations for Abby. We are officially in duopoly territory now.
As if loyal readers of the Skelter couldn't tell by the obscure (and frankly, not terribly funny) economics joke, Kristl is currently recuperating in the hospital right now so I get the privilege of reporting Matt's arrival to the world. He weighed in at 7 lbs 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. In probably the most amazing coincidence of the whole process, Matt was born at 1:21 pm. I was also born at 1:21 pm. 16 years from now when Matt complains that his parents don't understand him I can say, "Matt, I know where you are coming from. I was born at 1:21 too."
Kristl was amazing through the whole process. But really, does that surprise any of us? She was tough and strong and did not complain once. She has been a fantastic Mom to Abby and I have no doubt that she will be the exact same for Matt. I am so lucky to have such a great family. Happy 4th of July, Everyone. Matt, enjoy the fireworks. They're for you.
11 comments:
Let me be the first to congratulate you! Hooray for Matthew! We are so incredibly happy for you (and we love the name...it was our first son's name!) We can hardly wait to see more pictures to come!
What a way to celebrate the 4th of July! We are so excited for little Matt to arrive :) He really is one of those perfect little babies. CONGRATULATIONS!
Wonderful! Well done Kristl! I can't believe your baby is here already! Where did the time go?
Congratulations! We couldn't be happier for you. What a great new family picture.
Congrats you all and welcome to the world little Matt!
Great work Kristl. We are looking forward to meeting the Skelter offspring one day... I know they'll be just as amazing as their parents are.
Love from Texas,
Naomi (+ Michael & Savannah)
Congrats! Wow, born on the 4th of July...Matt really knows how to make an entrance and he's so beautiful! Kristl, way to go you are awesome!(Rich I guess you had something to do with it too, so yes you are awesome as well) By the way we secretly know all about your comings and goings through Doug, we see him almost every time we eat at the Grub. But this is all beside the point, we couldn't be happier for you guys!
Love Nick, Em, and the boys
Congratulations Kristl, Rich and Abby! Everyone looks so happy and you make a beautiful family of 4!! Matthew is very handsome and no doubt he will be a total knockout by the time his 16th birthday rolls around!!
Holly and Micah Gray
http://micahandholly2005.blogspot.com/
Congratulations Rich and Kristl! He's darling. Also love his name. Thanks for sharing the photos with PORC. :)
What a beautiful kid! Way to go, guys, and happy recovery.
Congratulations! What a beautiful boy! I will come see you soon, I want to squeeze him.
Congratulations on your very handsome addition! It's so great to catch up with you and see that you are all doing well. We miss you so much!
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