Zaid at the hospital

Hello!
Here are some pictures of Zaid's birthday.






Here's the baby, brand new. Thank God, he is healthy and perfect.






This was no normal day for us. Volkan was taking a flight from Egypt which arrived at 10 at night. I was induced into labor about 4 in the afternoon because I was so late.

All through the labor, I was hoping that it would take long enough for Volkan to arrive- and it did! Volkan came into the hospital like a knight in shining armor about 11:30 p.m., and Zaid arrived at 1:45. I think I was a little too grumpy and in pain to show him how much I appreciated his being there... But, it was really wonderful.

My dear friend Heather and my wonderful Mom were there with me all day, being so helpful and taking great care of me.

Of course, Dad and Susie were a big help with the birthday, too. Dad went into KC to bring Volkan to the hospital, and Susie was working hard taking care of the big kids. Thanks for everything, guys!

We were all worried about the delivery, because my dad lives out of town, and with this being baby #5, we didn't want any home deliveries. I was also having lots of contractions the last few weeks, so we went in to check things out. Here are the kids, at the hospital for a false alarm and eating some Taco John's.