Introducing Dylan James

At 10:08pm on October 12th, our 4th son was born. We had decided a while ago that we liked the name Dylan and when he came out he looked the part and did not vere us from that pre-determined decision. Dylan was the biggest of the 4, weighing in at 8 lbs and 5 ounces and was 21 inches tall. We came into the hospital at noon and it went very smooth through the operation. Camille was able to get the all important epidural before the major contractions started which made for a nice comfortable labor until she was ready to deliver. Then all of the sudden she felt that the baby had dropped a lot. So we called the doctor and luckily she made it before the baby just came crawling out. By the time she got there Camille only had 4 pushes to go before he was out, a total of 7 minutes. Amazing!! That is by far the quickest push we have ever experienced. Dylan has been very chill thus far and seems to be a very content baby. THANK GOODNESS!! We do not need anymore noise in our house right now, just ask our neighbors :) He seems to have many of the same features of our other boys, namely the nose, eyebrows, etc. One distinct feature that only Connor and him have shared is dark hair.

Many people have asked me, so are you going for a basketball team? To this I have replied, "yes", and now it is complete :) With 4 boys and me as the veteran (other word for "old") member of the team, it seems that we have officially created a basketball team. We love our boys and so grateful they are a part of our lives. Today we had Brayden, Logan and Connor come to the hospital to meet their new little brother. It was so much fun to see how excited they were to enter the room and each hold him for the first time. The funniest one was Connor, who once he started holding him would not let him go. He would get mad at Logan and Brayden for even trying to touch the baby while he was holding him. He is already a very protective older brother!! Of coarse there is a video of this below that I am sure all will enjoy. We also got a visit from our friends the Mendenhall's, who brought us our favorite, pina colada with strawberries from Jamba Juice. Thank you guys, that was so timely. And it was great to have your company.

We are so glad to welcome this new addition to the Stevens family! Welcome Dylan James, we already love you so much! And a special tribute to the families watching our boys during this time. THANK YOU for your help and service!! We couldn't have done it without you.