The Start of Something Great!

Hi everyone!....Cooper has made his grand entrance!!!! Here is the story of Cooper.......We went to the hospital Sunday night at 9 to check in. After some meds during the night Sherri was at a 3 by 8 o'clock the next morning and the doc broke her water. After that things sped up and she started having some really hard contractions for the next hour which is when she got introduced to a wonderful doc that gave her the epidural! What a life saver! Things kept moving along very well and she was to a 6 by 11:30 and then to a 9.5 by 1 o'clock! Shortly after that the pushing started around 2:15, and then at 2:39 pm Cooper made his entrance into the world! It was absolutely amazing to see him come out...and with so much hair! Having remembered that I was pretty slick on top when I was born and heard stories that Sherri had no locks of hair until the ripe age of 4, we were pleasantly surprised to find out that our son was a bushy-haired baby! I can't pinpoint the color...at first under the heating light we saw a definite red tint, and the doctor and nurses said red, but he definitely could be considered a dirty blond too. We'll just have to see! Anyhow, Sherri gave birth to a big boy at 8 lbs 13 oz and 21 inches! He looks totally perfect and is perfectly healthy, which is such a blessing! We had several visitors to the hospital, and it was fun seeing everyone. Thanks to everyone that came and for everybody's thoughts and prayers! We got to come home on Wednesday afternoon and it feels great to be here! There is just something about being able to shower that just brings a smile to your face, you know! It is also great having grandparents around that love to help out! All of them have been such a big help and have made things a lot easier. Well, there are certainly more pics to come. Hope that every has a wonderful Turkey Day, I know that we have a LOT to be thankful for!

Our last pic at home before the arrival!

C'mon girl, lets go to the hospital!

On our way!

Oh happy day!

And she got to a 10, its almost time!
Six hours of labor later....Here he is!!!!!
Tipping the scales, it didn't even give a reading, it just said "BIG BOY!"
Daddy doing Cooper's first diaper change ever! Got it done in a sleek 20 minutes!

The Happy Herrman's

Look at those lungs 'a workin!

Three generations of Herrman men! Pretty cool!

Look at those tiny feet, so perfect...and red!

Here with Dr. Watson!

The great grandparents!

I just loved all the sleep that we got while we were there, we NEVER got tired!

Perfection! So Sweet!

Cooper with Mommy and his going home outfit!

Home at last! I was just trying to return a few missed calls! (I had 87 text messages too, so everyone be patient, we will get back to you sometime in the next year!) Thanks for all the calls and well wishes!