Day 156, July 24th

We got the hospital I think a little after 12 a.m., so I thought, yay, this could be Sunday's blog!! 
Rachel was happily drugged up, a last minute change in planning, that I couldn't agree with more, and her room was full of friends and family.  At about 1 a.m. they kicked us out so that she could get to work and welcome Asher to the world.  Eric and Rachel had yet to pick out a middle name, so her mom, sister, Kendra and I brainstormed some pretty impressive names for the little guy, that for whatever reason, they didn't pick any of!! 
We spent our time in the waiting room, talking about the baby, tough mudder, and probably lots of other things I don't remember from lack of sleep.  
At 3:30 a.m. the nurse came to get us to see little Asher and parents!  He was just the most precious little baby I ever did see! Seemed so alert for just being born, but I suppose this is my first experience seeing a brand new baby so what frame of reference do I really have?! 
They passed Asher around for the family to hold, and I quietly prayed no one would ask me if I wanted to hold him, and thankfully they didn't.  I have a real fear of little babies, I'll take them at 6 months, but before that, they seem too fragile for me.  I kept having visions of dropping him, then just looking with stunned face at Rachel to tell her sorry I dropped your new baby!!! 
We left shortly after, and headed back home to finally get some sleep...you know, because I did so much work waiting for that baby!!! 
I woke up around 10, still tired, but obviously not enough to sleep, got up, ate some breakfast and waited for Ryan to wake up, which didn't happen until almost 1!! He woke up, I fell back asleep, and finally around 4:30 we pulled ourselves off the couch and headed to the Sheraton to pick up my car, and run to the grocery store to get some food.
We had caprese paninis which is quickly becoming my favorite quick dinner idea, and watched The Shawshank Redemption.  
After Asher's birth, our Sunday really peaked, nothing too exciting for the rest of our day!  It is still hard to believe that Rachel has a baby!! At 11 years old if you would have said in 16 years you'll be in your first year of marriage and Rachel will have a baby, I would have said...me and Rachel?! Have you met us?! We'll be spinsters for life, in a tiny house, with hundreds of cats!!