Zevin Paul joined us on Oct 28th at 5:55 pm. 7lbs 11 oz, 21 inches long. My parents were able to come up Tuesday night and watch the kids and I strolled in for an induction wednesday morning. I had to call before going in to make sure there was still room on the floor, especially since there was a full moon the night before. I always thought that was an old wives tale, but the nurses said there is definitely some truth to it and i got the last open bed! – all other inductions were bumped that morning. I had a very uneventful delivery – most of which was spent watching homeland season 1. The kids were going to come meet Zev in the hospital the next day, but Wil woke up with a stomach bug, so we waited until Friday to introduce everyone. So far, the kids are loving him (sometimes, a little too much). Evie is completely enamored with all his little features — his little hands, his little eyes, his little toes, his little head. Each time she says ‘little’ her voice raises about 3 octaves. its so cute. Wil is very proud of his little brother and likes to tell everyone he meets he has a ‘newwww babyyyyy’, he says in a very quiet voice. When he first met Zev, he thanked him for come out of my tummy. It was really sweet. I’m hoping this honeymoon period lasts a looooooong time. We have a steady stream of help for the next few weeks while I get back on my feet. Phil is back at work, saving vacation days for when all the grandparents are gone. Things are going as well as can be expected!
Things about Zev:
- for the first few days he would breathe a little heavy – to the point where he was kind of humming as he exhaled – which is something I do in my sleep. SOME people would call this snoring (Mainly Annakate and Phil – who have spent significant time sleeping in the same room with me).
- he’s a little bit yellow /jaundiced – just like all my other babies. we’re keeping an eye on it.
- we’re figuring out days and nights – he’s a little mixed up. he likes to sleep all day and party all night – but we’re getting the hang of it.
- i call him ‘Zevy’ from time to time and Evie mis-hears this (or mis-says this?) and calls him ‘Fuzzy’ instead of ‘Zevy’, which is a better nickname anyway, so maybe we’ll just stick with Fuzzy.
- he has crazy hair patterns. He has at least one cowlick right at the front of his head (just like Phil!). I have no idea which way his hair is going to grow in. it currently kind of grows in a mohawk pattern down the center of his head.
Woznation 
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