Wrapping up the great 2009 for the Heatherly family, we are pleased to announce the arrival of our newest family member, Tyler Davis Sullivan. On December 18th he made his presents known although it be reluctant. He was just not in any hurry to get her and, I believe, just wanted to stay inside Mommy all warm and snugly.
The whole birthing event started on Wednesday, December 16th when we got a call from Kristen that she was being admitted to Northside Medical Center for labor. He had stop moving as actively as normal so Kristen went to be checked out. The doctor wasn't happy with the way he was responding to the stress test so they decided to induce labor. Like I said, this little fellow just wasn't going to be rushed into this birthing thing so he just didn't respond to the drugs that are designed to bring him on out. After two days of inducing, he was still in the same position and there was not progress toward a normal delivery.
On Friday the 18th, it was decided to do the C Section and bring him on out. After, what seemed an entirely in the waiting room, the C section was successful and Ben brought out a picture of Tyler in the delivery room. Susan and I were as proud as two grandparents could possibly be. We started calling everyone and sending the picture by text message and email to even more people. Before you know it, Tyler's image was zooming through cyberspace to email boxes, cell phones, and even Facebook.
What a grand Christmas present we received in 2009. The poor kid can do anything but eat, sleep and poop yet he got enough toys to keep him happy until his first birthday.Yes we attended a number of Christmas parties and events in December. They were all very nice but none could top the event on the 18th in Atlanta. We've been back twice since the birth including the day after Christmas. Santa delivered a ridiculous load of goodies. We can't wait to get back down there to do some babysitting.
Christmas day was very nice at home. We grilled out steaks with Susan's sister and brother-in-law, Kelly, and my Mom. Travis couldn't join us this year as he had to work. We all got lots of nice gifts this year. It was a very good Christmas day at the Heatherly's but we did miss having Travis, Kristen, Ben, and Tyler there. Maybe we'll have them there next year.
