Mateo makes his appearance

On October 31, 2006, or Halloween night, Mateo entered this world at 5:27. Alayna was induced after 41 weeks of pregnancy around 3am on October 31st, and started labor in the morning. After a ten hour labor, and 27 minutes of pushing, he joined us in the world, alert and with full use of his vocal chords! He is doing wonderfully and enjoys looking at the faces of his moms, grandparents and his great-grandma.

He is sweet, gentle and curious about the world around him. Here are some photos of his first few days.