He's HERE!

Hello to All! I promised Jennifer that I would do her entry for her announcing the arrival of Zachary, so here it goes.   Shortly after 1 p.m. today, (2/22) Jennifer gave birth to a healthy baby boy. He weighted in at 7 lbs 14 oz and measured out to 19 inches in length.   Jennifer was up early sometime around 5 a.m., not much sleep but much worry. She arrived at the hospital at 10:45 a.m. by 12:30, they had her hooked up to an I.V. and were walking her down the hall to where she would have the baby. Shortly after that we learned that Derek had to leave the room, because the doctors decided to put her under a general because she was feeling too much. Later this evening we learned that they should have given the upper more time to work.   She is doing fine but is very tired. She was surrounded by family and friends all day, but I think the one who tore at her heart strings the most was Rowan. She had a hard time seeing her "Mommy" in such a way. Rowan had many melt downs and leak (aka cried) a lot.     Rowan is very curious about her brother and held him twice already, of course with help. She wanted to do it her self and when she was told no, she had another melt down.   I will rap this up for tonight but I promise pictures tomorrow!   Jennifer's Mom, Jill