Walker has come!!

We just got home from the hospital and spending the day with Kara and Aaron and then finally with Walker! He is absolutely precious and tiny and pink and healthy. He spent the first four hours of his life being passed around from grandparent to grandparent to uncle to aunt to mom to dad ..... We just can't get enough of him!
Kara woke up this morning at about 3:30 and thought she was sick. Then around 4:30 she realized it might be labor! So she got up and she and Aaron and the dogs went for a walk, of course! After doing some laundry and taking showers they called the doctor who told them to call him again when the contractions had been 5 minutes apart for an hour. By 8:30 they were calling and the doctor told them to go to the hospital. They arrived around 9:30. Until that point, Kara's contractions were quite managable. However soon they got much harder and she asked for her epidural. After that was given, she was a very happy camper and we all just hung out. Rick and Aaron went to get a burger around 12:30 and while they were gone, Kara dialated from a 5 to a 10. When the boys came back at 1:20 ish she was ready to push. About the time we were escorted from the labor room to the waiting room, Lindsay, Justin and Ben arrived. At about 2:00 because Lindsay and I couldn't stand it any longer, we snuck back into the labor and delivery area and listened at the door of K and A's room. We heard the doctor talking and asking them what the baby's name would be, etc. Then silence, then ---- waaaaaaaaa!!!!! Walker was born perfect and beautiful at 2:04. And that is my version of the story!!! Only 12 more hours till I see him again! Praise the Lord for He is good and His mercy endures forever!