On June 7, 2011 at 7:30 pm, weighing in at a hefty 8 lbs, 14 ounces and measuring 21.25 inches, Albert Hugh Roughen, III, "Tripp" entered the world showing off his lung capacity immediately. What a surreal experience this has been!
It all began at 6 am on Tripp's birthday when we got to Atlanta's Piedmont Hospital. His arrival was more than 13 hrs later in an operating room via C-section... albeit an unplanned C-section of a very nervous mom and dad. After a brief introduction, Tripp and Matt we were taken away to the recovery area while mom was sewn back together. Tripp was checked and rechecked and determined to be a very healthy (and loud) baby boy. The next few hours were those like we've never experienced... holding and meeting our new son is indescribable. After a long day and a few of hours in recovery we were moved to postpartum and Tripp was able to finally meet both sets of grandparents, one uncle (John Roughen) and one second cousin (Katie Ferguson).
On Wednesday, after approx. 3 hrs of sleep during the night, Tripp experienced a right of passage most males would not want to see. Tripp was circumcised around 7pm on Wednesday, under the watchful eye of his father. Another restless night of feedings and bonding followed.
As of today, Thursday, June 8th, we are still in the hospital and will likely be here until the morning of Saturday, June 10th to allow mom to continue to recover from the surgery and Tripp to get some extra TLC from the Piedmont nursing staff (... all of whom have been great!).
In case anyone is wondering, Tripp is absolutely perfect in every way. More photos to come!
Back to caring & feeding!
Meg & Matt
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