Zachary Thomas was born on August 31, 2007 (three days past his estimated due date), at 8:32 a.m., weighing in at 8 lbs., 8.4 oz. and measuring 19.5 inches long. As I am notoriously late for everything, I should have known better than to think any child of mine would arrive early or on-time. At my last appointment, the doctor said he didn't think Zach was more than 8 lbs. Zach had other things in mind.
Zach decided that he wasn't into the whole labor thing, so he arrived via unplanned c-section.
Here I am, right before the start of surgery, thinking about (1) how much I love the epidural man and (2) how afraid I am of needles. I did not expect to be strapped to an operating table 5 hours after we arrived at the hospital.
After he was delivered, the doctors forgot he was a "surprise" baby, and it took them a few moments to tell us whether he was a boy or a girl. The doctor here is trying to give us a first look. Since I was strapped down onto the table, and the doctor was holding him quite low, I couldn't see much.
Jason was a trooper and was there for everything. He even peeked around the curtain at one point. Here are my two men, shortly after delivery.
The first family picture. 
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