Welcome Gabriel!

Naia's baby brother, Gabriel Alden Bauer Bennett, arrived yesterday (Oct. 20) at 4:26pm, a mere two hours after Jason arrived at the hospital directly from the airport. He weighed in at 6 lb 10 oz and 19.5 inches long; the same length and only one ounce heavier than Naia.

His birth was a perfect example of the connection between mind and body. My water broke at 7:45pm, the exact time I hung up the phone with Jason as he boarded his plane in Sofia. I checked into the hospital at 12:30am and spent the next 11 hours with mild contractions about 15 minutes apart. As soon as we saw Jason's flight was on final approach into Portland labor kicked in and Jason arrived at the hospital when my contractions were 5 minutes apart. Gabriel was born abouot two hours later and Jason cut the cord.