Xavier Thomas Cohrt

Xavier Thomas Cohrt was delivered at 8:35 p.m. February 24, 2009. He was 15oz and 10 1/2 inches long. It all went smoothly and very quickly once the medicine took effect. It was a beautiful experience. During the course of the day yesterday the nursing staff would ask us questions trying to prepare us for the inevitable. One of the big questions was if Jamie and I wanted to see the baby after we delivered. We had both pros and cons. On one hand they could just take him away and we could file it away and never think about it again or we could see him and bond. We decided it would be better for us to see him and hold him. It was the most amazing experience of our lives. I always wondered what it was like to hold our child...now I know. He was perfectly shaped and formed. We looked at his face, his fingernails, his 10 perfect fingers and toes and we held his hands. It was truly beautiful and such a blessing. My parents and our pastor came in and we all held him and prayed over Xavier. There are really no words to explain the comfort and peace we all felt at that moment. Xavier knew nothing but love. It was the best worst day of our lives.

We especially want to thank my parents for their unending love and support. We also want to thank Peter Cammarano, our pastor, who spent better part of yesterday up here with us. The nursing staff here at St. Mary's went above and beyond to help us and make us comfortable. We are truly blessed. This is starting to sound like an acceptance speech, but we are so honored and blessed from all of the emails, messages, phone calls and top notch care by both Dr. Cunningham and the nursing staff that it is impossible to express thanks appropriately.

We'll have some recovery time of course and we are planning on taking a vacation. It'll take time to heal, but through all the love, support and prayers we'll surely survive and move on.