Mags and I went to see a good movie "Letters to Juliet" last night (thanks Mom and Dad Mac for watching the kids!), and Maggie's contractions were picking up. We weren't getting our hopes up too much though (we've never yet had a baby without being induced).
At home for 3 hours, Maggie couldn't sleep for the contractions getting worse, and we knew at
At
He weighed 10 lbs 15 oz, and 24 inches long (that's not a typo). There was no time for an epidural or anything, but it went so smoothly it wasn't a problem. He may have been 1.5 weeks overdue (by ultrasound, anyway), so that could explain the spontaneous labor!
Anyway, we're so excited and grateful for things going well. We had his name pretty much picked out a week ago; it just felt right and continued to feel right after we met him. His siblings are excited to meet him in a few hours! Thanks to everyone out there for your love and support!
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Congrats!! He is adorable and big! Love the name too!
Hey Matt and Maggie,
We saw your blog on the Peterson's. How are you guys? Congratulations on the new baby. He is huge!! Way to go Maggie!! Matt, what specialty did you end up going into? Derek is about to start his 4th year of medical school. YAY! Our email is kdcrouch6@gmail.com
Congratulations! Maggie, you're an animal delivering that kid naturally. He's adorable!
Hurray for new babies! Oh my goodness he is beautiful and chubby, just as a newborn should be. Maggie, you deserve an award for delivering an almost 11 lb baby with no epidural. Holy Moly Girl! Way to go!
Congrats! I'm so glad everything went well! Good job Maggie! He is so cute and quite the chunk -yeah for chunky babies!
Congratulations Matt and Maggie! He is beautiful - and so BIG!! Maggie, you are amazing!! We all love his name too. Well done Ripplinger family!
HOLY MOLY MAGGIE!!! How are you feeling after that? I know I was in alot of pain just carrying around a 9 lb 3 oz baby - I couldnt imagine a 10 lb 15 oz AND TWENTYFOUR inches long TODDLER in there!!! I am so glad to hear everything went to smoothly and you and baby are doing great! He sure looks healthy! Good job Mom!!
Matt and Maggie,
Congratulations!!! He is such a cutie! I can't believe how filled out he is....double chin and all :) He is such a beautiful baby! Almost 11 lbs and no epidural...but came fast....nice! Sounds like all is well. We are so grateful. We love you guys!
All the best!
The Taylor Crew
Aw, he's so adorable! I'm glad it went well, and Maggie you are a CHAMP for delivering a 10 lb baby without an epidural.
Also, Todd and I think Knight is a really awesome middle name.
Welcome to the world, cute little Tyler.
HOLY BABY!! That's a lot of poundage! Congrats! Glad things went well!
I'm glad you got to experience going into labor on your own; it's an amazing, miraculous process with such wonderful results! Tyler is so cute and hugable! I know the kids must be enthralled with him! Congratulations, Maggie, for pulling this off again, and in a relatively easy manner. We are so happy for you guys! Welcome little Tyler Knight!
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