For a short time Tyler's blog is going to be taken over by the new addition to the family, our new baby boy Blake. Sarah and I are working on setting up a Flickr account where all of Blake's pictures will go but until that time Tyler will just have to share his space (something he will have to get use to in our home as well). So here you go...

Vital Statistics-

Name: Blake Auden James Seelen
Birtdate: 8/22/07
Birthplace: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Fairbanks, AK
Time of Birth: 11:09 pm by C-Section

After a dramatic and fast paced labor little Blake got wedged in Mommies' cervix and would not budge. This along with a few other factors prompted Sarah's doctors to recommend a Cesarean section. Here's a picture of Blake's first few minutes outside his former cozy home.


Once he was out they cleaned him up and gave him his shots. He needed to be resuscitated at first because he was pinching his umbilical cord (which is what prompted the C-section), but once he was good to go we gave him to his happy mother.


Once little Blake was out, Mommy had to go recover for a little while so Daddy went with him to the nursery where he got his first bath.


After his bath we were able to reunite him with his mom where he had his first meal and we took our first family picture.