Here is Leah with little baby Mick right after I caught him. That is one of the benefits of going with a midwife, she let me help to pull him out and put him on leah's tummy. Then I cut the cord. Leah did great. She was only pushing for about 10 minutes and mick's little black hairs were showing. We were both basket cases when he came out and let out a good cry.

Unfortunately, Mick had a little defect. He had a small hole in his tummy where his bladder was exposed and coming out. He wasn't on her stomach for 10 seconds before they took him into the nursery to have a doctor look at him. He was there about an hour and then loaded him into the transportation unit and took him up to Primary Children's Hospital up in SLC. I was able to ride up with him so we were thankful for that.

Mick was a tough little baby though. He barely winced when they were poking the needle around his forehead looking for a vein for the IV. He really IS his father's son!

Today, they operated on him and repaired the hole and closed his pelvis. To keep things "together" they wrapped his two legs together like a "Mer-man" (also a movie-reference to Zoolander) but it hasn't seemed to bother him too much. He came out of surgery doing doing very well, he only used the breathing tube for about 30 minutes.

The doctors say that we might be able to bring him home as soon as within a week. We really hope that is the case but we're very grateful for the care he's getting in the NICU. He's got his own nurse that takes care of just him, so we don't worry too much. Luckily, we're been able to spend a lot of time at his crib-side since he's been there. He is also lucky to have a bunch of grandparents around to keep him company as well.

You also see some pics of him in his "fighter goggles" to protect his eyes from the light he's under to help with the jaundice. Those are my favorite pics I think.

We'll keep you all posted through this as it is much easier to explain his progress once, instead of saying it a hundred times.