Baby Neener Has a New Name

We *think* we've decided on Baby Neener's official title. He shall be from here on out be called Asher Duncan Barr. We've had his name picked out for quite some time now, but have been struggling on the order of the names - whether he should be Asher Duncan or Duncan Asher. We decided that we'd wait and see when he came out which seemed more fitting and, although it was a very difficult decision as we liked both names a lot and both have very significant meanings to us, it was decided Asher suited him best. Asher was my maternal great-grandfather's name - a man I never had the privilege of knowing as he passed away when my mom was little, but was a man my mother dearly loved and was extremely close to. The name Asher is also a biblical name which means "happy and blessed." How could you go wrong with a name with such meaning? Duncan is Stephen's mother's maiden name and, bless her heart, she's been trying and trying for years to convince her children to name one of their sons Duncan. I hope she's not too disappointed in our decision which, as I stated, was extremely difficult to make.

As for an update on our new family (it seems so surreal to use that term), everyone seems to be doing pretty well. Asher attempted for quite some time to breastfeed, but they poor little guy was so pooped from the day that he'd latch on and suckle a few times and then would fall asleep. His blood sugar was 86 right after birth, but around midnight was only at 24. So, they had to give him a bottle, which quickly raised his level up to around 49. He was also very slightly under temperature, so they put him under a warming lamp. I hear from the nurses that he's doing really well and they're supposed to bring him back in to me shortly for more breastfeeding attempts. I have gotten a couple of hours of sleep in and have finally regained most of the feeling back in my legs. I'm still pretty numb in the waist area, though, but this is fine by me considering I had to have extensive repair "down there" from the labor and I know will be quite painful soon. Luckily they have my prescription for pain meds on hand so as soon as I start feeling any discomfort I can partake of the relief. Stephen ran home for a couple of hours to shower and feed the kitties and recently returned and is now slightly snoring in the chair next to me.

We are all so very tired and worn out from such a long day, but it's been beyond worth it.

Hopefully tomorrow Stephen can upload some photos of Asher, so stay tuned...