Kane Zachariah Thompson

On Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 6:46 p.m. we were blessed with a healthy baby boy! Kane Zachariah Thompson weighed in at 8 lbs even and 21 inches long! (Ty was 7-6 and 21.5" and Ike was 7-9 19.5") So it's true they just keep getting bigger! :) Another great delivery - I was considering not having an epidural this time around but around 4:30 p.m. decided well I might as well get it...because I would hate for it to hurt any worse and at that point not be able to have something! :) Zach's dad called his cell phone at 6:38 p.m. and Zach said he would have to call him back because we were getting ready to start pushing and then just 8 minutes later we had him in our arms! The cord was wrapped around his neck when he was delivered - that is why he appears so purple and swollen. When they handed him to me I didn't know that he had been tangled up and I just kept saying to the nurse he looked so purple! After his first bath the nurse said he might have some slight bruising because of the cord. It's already gone! It was hard for Zach & I to decide on his name (especially since we've had 3 boys with in 4 years!) We went into the hospital with a "short list" of names that we really liked! I was hoping he would come out looking like one of the names...Ty and Ike were already calling him baby Kane and they can both say it! Kane - is Irish meaning little battler (I really wanted a name with an Irish origin) and in fact he was a battler on his way out! We choose Zachariah for the middle name (Zach's real name) so far all of our childrens middle names have been chosen for family names. I like it that way. Kane is doing great and is already growing! I feel so blessed. I love being a mom!