Sep 12, 2007

Great Scott!

Hey folks,

Short on time here as I have made a quick run home to get some clean socks and eat something other than Erika's table scraps (I won't let her give me whole pieces of food from her plate......even I draw the line at stealing food from a new mom.) I wanted to put up a quick post about the birth of our first.

Born at 2:41am on September 11th we took one look at this 8lb 12oz 21inch long kid and knew that he was a Scott, and like his dad, grandpa, great grandpa, and even great great grandpa his first name will be Raymon (no "d" people....its a family thing). I'll tell you Kent came in a close second and will be heavily considered should we have another boy, but when it came down to it he just felt like a Scott/Scottie......maybe even a Scotty? I don't know about that "Y" yet. We'll see.

When he was born the nurses were a little concerned about his labored breathing and so he was admitted to the NICU. After a night in there he was much much better but a fear of infection is keeping him there until a blood culture comes back.(even though he is acting like a perfectly healthy baby)...So we make regular tips in to give him the basics. You know,feed him, hold him, kiss him, discuss the subtle nuances of the west coast offense and the tampa 2. "Son, son, listen to me between sucks there. Now you can almost always tell where the zone blitz is coming from by watching the safeties and the stance of the off side defensive end....."

We have had nothing but the best of support from friends and family and look forward to being able to thank each of you individually once things settle down a little here.

11 comments:

  1. congratulations! that is one big baby, especially for your first. how's erika feeling!? he is a such a cutie!

    welcome to the world of diapers, blow-outs, and no sleep. but, also to the world of cuddles, cooing, and utter amazement!

    have fun!

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  2. i love him already. and i'm so glad that he's here safe and sound. hope he gets to come home soon. i know how awful it was to leave the hospital without kimball--it broke my heart. i'm sure he'll be a chip off the old football block!

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  3. p.s. i'm sure he already looks like an offensive lineman next to those other NICU babies. i remember when kimball was in the NICU that they had a 9 pound baby in after a traumatic birth and he looked so huge, we couldn't get over it!

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  4. Welcome Scottie! He is so cute. Congrats to you all. Enjoy every moment!

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  5. Welcome Baby Scottie/ Congrat to you all. He is Cute

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  6. i'm so glad to hear all is going well with raymon and erika and you! give rik my best!

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  7. yeah!!! thats a rad name!!!! i like scotty with a "y". but whatevas. love you guys...
    Stuart and malia

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  8. hi there,
    congrats on the beautiful baby boy! I can't believe all his hair! Tyler congrats on the new job as well! sounds really cool! here is our blog... glad all is going well.. here is our blog to stay in touch.... batemancrew.blogspot.com ... good luck with ramon! CJ and Katie

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  9. We are really excited for you guys. Having kids is a lot of work, but it's a ton of fun. Soak up the times he's cute and cuddly. They grow up fast. Congratulations!!!

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  10. Congratulations on your new baby. He is a blessed little boy to have you both as parents. We wish you all the best on your new job and enjoy the wonderful world of parenthood!
    Brady and Melissa

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  11. My, what a handsome young Scott! Congrats! I'm sure Scottie will be out of the NICU soon and with you full-time...he looks so big and healthy. Just in time to pack his bag for San Clemente, right?

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