In the beginning

You know how most of what you experience for the first time is based on some sort of expectation which you got from some movie? Well that is exactly how labor and delivery is. No dads smoking stogies in the wing, no bright lights and surgical wash down. There was the cursing and screaming though, that was expected. What is a little weird is to see your best friend do it....
The Plan - You take a guy like me and a girl like Laila, we lay out this magnificent plan of attack and it all goes to shit. We were going to go as natural as Northern California but if there is no dilation then what can you do? You induce of course and that my friends is a whole new world of pain. After a while of Pitocin induced pain and a husband that forgot to put the toilet seat down and you have a wife that is ready to talk medication. Skipping to the good part Laila produced life after nine months of incubation and 19 hours of pain; let me tell you she did OUTSTANDING!

Holden Cyrus Griffin weighed 7lbs 14 ounces and was 22 inches long. He has been a blessing to be around and cannot stop moving. He enjoys a pinky finger to suck on when no nipple is available and just crapped his pants three times on Day Two. He has a bit of a rash which the Doc says is nothing to worry about. He loves to sleep, be held, be outside and lay on dads chest. More soon!

We hope this blog is the start of something cool and that at least our parents read it.