A couple of days ago Lesley brought a new little baby boy into the world, weighing in at 7 lbs 3 oz and 19.5 inches--Duke Steven Sadler. The name Duke comes in part from the legendary Hawaiian surfer Duke Kahanamoku (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD9rtpPuppY) and Steven is Lesley's dad's name. Duke is our miracle baby, conceived with the help of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Lesley's pregnancy started out sick with nausea. Things got a little easier into the second trimester. Duke was much more active in the tummy than Nolan was. Nolan enjoyed feeling his little brother's kicks and punches throughout the pregnancy. While Lesley was pregnant with Duke, we would say "Nolan, you are such a big boy" to which he would respond "NO! I am a big brother."
Lesley's due date was 11/27/15 (The day after Thanksgiving). She started going into labor around 5pm on Wednesday 11/24. We took her to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma around 9pm and she delivered at 6:18am. Lesley's mom and sisters were in the delivery room with us. We stayed another night at the hospital and were released around 10:30am on Thanksgiving. During our stay at the hospital Duke hardly even made a peep. He didn't cry when they gave him shots or took blood. The people staying in the room next to us had a baby that cried non-stop. I felt bad. Our hospital stay was nicer than the hospital Nolan was born in. The room we stayed in was bigger and the nurses left us alone more.
Lesley stayed home with the baby while I joined Nolan and Lesley's family for Thanksgiving at the Miles' home. We had amazing food and afterward went to the new Pixar dinosaur movie. I'm thankful for Lesley's parents taking Nolan for a few days so that Lesley can try to rest.
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| Duke's first picture (from IVF) |
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| Nolan liked poking the baby's cheek and eye |
