Introducing..... Oliver!

Oliver Liam Mills was born December 28, 2008 at 8:04 am. He weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. and was 21 inches long. As you can see, he has a full head of dark brown hair. He looks a lot like his Daddy, but has his mother's chin and dimples. Amber and I couldn't be happier - he's everything we hoped for.

We went into labor around 7:30 pm on the 27th and stayed home through the first 5 hours to be sure we were truly in labor and so Amber could remain as comfortable as possible. At about 12:30 am on the 28th, we left for the hospital (Centerpoint in Independence, MO). After being admitted, we went to the "holding cell" to be monitored and determine if we were truly in labor. After more than three hours of that we were placed into our birthing room - room 348, the very room Oliver's cousin AnnaLie was born in.

Labor progressed slowly at first and all the parents (Grandparents to Oliver) were called at about 5:00 am. From here labor progressed quite quickly (Amber may argue with that...) Before we knew it Amber was dilated to 9cm and the doctor was called. Dr. Mosher delivered Oliver, as our doctor was out of town.

It wasn't long before Amber started pushing and out came our Baby Oliver. Amber was amazing. She delivered 100% naturally. I'm so proud of her. She also received many compliments from the ladies around the hospital for going natural.

Welcome Baby Oliver. We can't wait to introduce you to the world.