Hayden Pavat Lander is born!

I'm so excited! My friend Stephanie had her baby yesterday around 6:30 p.m. He's a beautiful baby boy named Hayden Pavat Lander. (Pavat is the last name of the father's best friend.) Mom, Molly and I went to visit her in the hospital today, and she was nursing him when we got there, but he stopped eating and we got to see his face (see picture above)!

Hayden was born on July 31 at 6:32 (I'm about 75% certain of the minute) p.m. He had 10 fingers and 10 toes, light brown hair and blue eyes. He weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces and was 17 inches long. He was a stargazer (face up), so he has a bruise and blister on his head, but that will go away soon. In my opinion he looks like his dad in the eyes and nose, but he has his mother's smile (well, more mouth than smile, he's been too busy being a newborn to smile a lot).

Stephanie looked exhausted when we went to the hospital, but she was really happy to be through being pregnant. I haven't seen the happy father yet, but from what I hear, he's ecstatic to have a boy (he already has a girl from a previous relationship). He and Steph's mother were there by Steph's side while she pushed, and Steph's mom has stayed up at the hospital with Stephanie for as much of it as she could.

Although Stephanie thought she would get to go home today, she will probably have to wait until tomorrow. She's not gotten any rest, yet, and probably won't for years to come. But she's always wanted to have kids, and now she has her first one, a baby boy. I couldn't have picked a better person to be a mother, and I'm so excited for her and Shawn. I hope to be a part of her child's life, and I plan on making Hayden call me "Auntie Sarah," even though I am not related by blood.