Wednesday, August 8, 2007

He's Here!

Well... the wait is over, and our baby boy has arrived!


Carter Louis Burkman
was born at 7:34pm on August 7th.
He weighed in at 8 pounds, 3 ounces
and measured in at 20.5 inches.

His apgar tests were high (8 and 9 for those who know what that means... I only kind of do.) and he's as healthy as can be. Cindy is doing well and was absolutely amazing during labor. We got into the hospital at around 12pm because her water broke. She started with contractions around 12:30 and Carter was here 7 hours later!

I never understood what people meant when they talked about how special it is to see your baby for the first time - I don't think I'll ever be the same, and I couldn't be happier about it.

Here's a link to more pictures of little Carter.


I'll throw captions on em later and add to the collections when we're all back from the hospital.



19 comments:

Lori said...

Three cheers for the new baby burkman!

Traci Elizabeth said...

Congrats!!!! I am so happy for you, he is adorable.

Sam said...

Huzzah!

Trisha said...

Again...CONGRATULATIONS! So excited to have little Carter here! Can't wait to meet the newest Cannon addition!

Trisha said...

Oh and one more thing...Chris, I think he looks a lot like you! Like Father Like Son! :)

LuCDay said...

Cindy's a mom!!! Your little boy is sooooo CUTE! Congratulation!

Allie said...

Congratulations!!! Yay! Were so excited for you guys! He's way cute!

Morgan Jimenez said...

He is so beautifull! Abd I love his name. Condratulations to you and your new Family! Such a big boy, you did an AMAZING job!

Love You!
Morgan, Rick and Alex Jimenez

Beth said...

What a handsome little guy! Congratulations you guys!

Elliot Roper said...

Dammit!!! He couldn't come a day earlier! I kid, I kid. Really, thank goodness he looks like his mother. Haha, I know. Congrats for sure, all around. To Jack and Sherry also, this is #1 for you too. Happy as hell out in DC for the Burkman family.

Heather Guymon said...

Congrats you guys!

Heather Guymon said...

By the way, it wont let me see the pictures for some reason. Keeps telling me there is an error of some sort. Darnit!

(Nicole) The Very Hungry Caterpillar said...

So sweet! I am so excited for all three of you! He is precious. Baby boys are the BEST!!! Take care and let me know if you need anything!

PureDesign said...

Congrats...

I know exactly what you mean, the feeling of looking into your childs eyes for the first time is a memory that I don't think ever leaves you, and it is something that impacts your life in way that changes you for the better for the rest of your life.

The Welkers said...

Congratulations! He's soooo cute and I love his name. Very adorable.

Justin & Heather said...

Congrats! Isn't it the best thing ever! He is adorable!

Kelly said...

Hurray! I'm so happy for you guys. He is adorable and I can't wait to get to know him throught your blog. Tell us more about your labor and when was your due date?

Renee said...

Congratulations Cindy and Chris!!! So happy to hear the news! I'm on my way to the bay area- - I'll call you en route to get more details -- fun stuff! Hey, it's a boy -- that means he can't marry James (just realized that :)) -- Renee

Hannah said...

Yay, what a CUTIE! Great name too you guys!! Congrats!