the little one

with his big brother:

with my dad: (or his hand, rather)

with Auntie JoJo

Little Aaron was given to us on June 4th. He came early - due date was June 19th, and we had planned a c-section for June 9th. But when I started having regular pain every 10 minutes or so on the evening of June 3rd and after three hours of denial that this could actually be labor, we headed to the hospital where I went through a full labor and then an emergency c-section. Kurt was able to be there through the whole thing, and was able to hold Aaron during those first wee hours in the morning while I recovered from surgery. All the details came together so well considering we had only been in Nairobi a week and hadn't really had time to prepare for the delivery. My sister Jo came with us to the hospital for support, and my parents drove over to the Mennonite Guest House at 11:00 pm to stay with Ben. So I was able to leave him in their care without too much worry. Everything has been a blur since. We came home from the hospital on Friday and have since been learning how to the parents of two. Ben calls Aaron "Kanga" for some reason unbeknownst to us. He was pretty cute when he first saw Aaron - tried not to smile but right away wanted to hold him - which lasted about half a second. He seems not to mind Aaron's presence but isn't too interested for now. We're now staying in a duplex next to my parents here at our old stomping grounds, Rosslyn Academy, a place I have loved since I started first grade here in 1985. It's great to have mom and dad a couple steps away. We will be here for a few weeks sorting out birth certificates and passports so we can take Aaron to Tanzania. We are so loving our new little boy, a little cuddly sleepy boy who loves to nestle up in our necks. I think because he came so quickly we're still wrapping our minds around the fact that he's really here, that we are parents again, that Ben has a little brother. It is amazing and we are so thankful. Aaron Jacob Unger. We love the name Aaron. Jacob is the name of Kurt's Opa and my brother. Right now Aaron is being held by his father, resting on the couch. It's time I feed him and go to bed...